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Shafaq News- Baghdad
The US military has requested Iraqi authorities to divert
civilian aircraft from specific air corridors for security reasons, A security
source told Shafaq News on Thursday, clarifying that this does not amount to a
closure of Baghdad International Airport or a full shutdown of Iraqi airspace.
The airport remains operational, and no Iraqi directive has
been issued to close the country’s airspace on Thursday evening, the source
stressed. The request, he said, “is limited to designating certain routes and
keeping civilian flights away from them to ensure aviation safety.”
Shafaq News was unable to obtain an immediate comment from
Iraqi authorities regarding the request.
The development comes a day after Iraq’s Civil Aviation
Authority reopened airspace and resumed civilian flights on April 8, 2026,
following improved security conditions after a ceasefire between the United
States and Iran. Iraq had closed its airspace for 40 days amid regional
military escalation.