NGOs peacefully protest international air ban over Iraqi Kurdistan

733 views · Published 30 September 2017 · 2:52 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2017 · News & Politics

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Baghdad made good on its threat to close the airspace to international flights over the Kurdish Region of Iraq. It’s in response to the region’s referendum on independence this week.

As CGTN’s Tony Cheng reports, the closure could have far-reaching consequences. Protesters stand outside the Erbil International Airport, opposing the flight ban imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan by the central government in Baghdad.

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