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Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, as well as the center of Shia political power in Iraq.
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Kurdistan 24's Baghdad correspondent confirms from Iraq's Ministry of Transport that PM al-Zaidi personally ordered the resumption, with flights exclusively through Najaf International Airport
Iraqis protested the latest move aimed at pressuring Iran and an Iran-backed militia vowed a response if the flights do not come back.
An informed source revealed the US accepted Iraq's request to exempt Najaf International Airport from Iranian airline curbs due to its local, non-dollar operations.