Date: 24 June 2025 9:17am WAT
A handout picture released by the Facebook page of the Iraqi ministry of transportation, shows a damaged stationary aircraft on the tarmac of Baghdad airport, after rockets reportedly tragetted the runway, on January 28, 2022. - Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport at dawn today, causing damage to a plane but no casualties, two security sources said. (Photo by FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION / AFP)
A handout picture released by the Facebook page of the Iraqi ministry of transportation, shows a damaged stationary aircraft on the tarmac of Baghdad airport, after rockets reportedly tragetted the runway, on January 28, 2022. - Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport at dawn today, causing damage to a plane but no casualties, two security sources said. (Photo by FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION / AFP)
Iraq reopened its airspace Tuesday, 12 days after closing it amid the Iran-Israel war, aviation authorities said, following Israel’s acceptance of a ceasefire plan announced by US President Donald Trump.
The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced the “reopening of Iraqi airspace to international air traffic, following a comprehensive assessment of the security situation and coordination with relevant national and international authorities.”
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