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    Iraq Imposes Traffic Restriction In Baghdad To Stem Violence

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    Iraq Imposes Traffic Restriction In Baghdad To Stem Violence Empty Iraq Imposes Traffic Restriction In Baghdad To Stem Violence

    Post by chouchou Fri 06 Sep 2013, 3:28 am

    BAGHDAD, Sept 6 (Bernama) -- The Iraqi government on Thursday announced a traffic restriction will be imposed on Baghdad streets in an apparent move to combat rising car bombings in the capital, Xinhua news agency reported.

    The measure imposed by the General Directorate of Traffic of the Iraqi Interior Ministry comes into effect on Saturday until further notice.

    The move allows cars with even and odd license numbers to take daily turns to go out, the Iraqiya TV channel reported.

    The report did not give any specific reason for the measure widely regarded as a move to deal with increasing violence in the country in view of frequent car bomb attacks in Baghdad.

    Taxis, trucks and certain government vehicles will be exempt from the regulation, the report said.

    On Tuesday evening, at least a dozen car bombs struck across Baghdad mostly in the Shiite neighbourhoods, killing 47 people and wounding 163 others.

    The United Nations (UN) Assistance Mission for Iraq on Sunday said Iraq's monthly death toll from violence in August was 841.

    Nearly 5,000 civilians have been killed and 12,000 injured since the beginning of 2013.

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    Iraq Imposes Traffic Restriction In Baghdad To Stem Violence Empty Baghdad tightens traffic rules to fight car bombs

    Post by chouchou Fri 06 Sep 2013, 3:29 am

    06 September, 2013

    BAGHDAD: Baghdad's security command centre on Thursday effectively barred half the capital's vehicle traffic from taking to the streets in a bid to combat a spate of car bombs.

    The measures are a revival of tactics taken in 2005, when violence was surging ahead of the worst of Iraq's sectarian war, and come just days after a dozen car bombs targeting Shia neighbourhoods of the capital killed 50 people.

    They will come into force on Saturday and will be enforced until further notice, allowing cars with odd-ending vehicle license plates on the streets one day, followed by cars with even-ending plates the next, and so on.

    "It is for security reasons," a senior traffic police officer told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

    "Baghdad Operations Command wants to check all the cars (in the city) and that will cause huge crowds at checkpoints, so this way, it will lessen the crowds.

    "Hopefully, it will not last a long time," the officer said.

    The last time the measure was implemented, it lasted six years. Government vehicles, taxis, trucks and vehicles belonging to accredited journalists, lawyers and doctors were exempt at the time. Taxis, trucks and certain government vehicles will be exempt from the latest restrictions as well, but it was not immediately clear if any further exemptions would be granted.

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