Baghdad Night Curfew

Iraqis roared through central Baghdad in dozens of cars flying flags, honking horns and filling the street with smoke from their screeching tyres to celebrate the end of a years-old nightly curfew.

Iraq's years-old nightly curfew was raised on Sunday in a bid by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to ease restrictions on daily life despite persistent violence plaguing the country.

At least 34 people were killed in three bombings around Baghdad on Saturday, police said, hours before the government was due to lift a long standing night time curfew on the capital.

A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in Baghdad on today, killing 12 people hours before a years-old nightly curfew is due to be lifted, security and medical officials said.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered an end to the nightly curfew that has been in force in Baghdad for years, Brigadier General Saad Maan said on Thursday.

Iraqis roared through central Baghdad in dozens of cars flying flags, honking horns and filling the street with smoke from their screeching tyres to celebrate the end of a years-old nightly curfew.

Iraq's years-old nightly curfew was raised on Sunday in a bid by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to ease restrictions on daily life despite persistent violence plaguing the country.

At least 34 people were killed in three bombings around Baghdad on Saturday, police said, hours before the government was due to lift a long standing night time curfew on the capital.

A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in Baghdad on today, killing 12 people hours before a years-old nightly curfew is due to be lifted, security and medical officials said.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered an end to the nightly curfew that has been in force in Baghdad for years, Brigadier General Saad Maan said on Thursday.