Iraq's Ministry of Transport said in a statement on Friday that the country has returned restricted airspace in the west to civilian authorities, thus ending restrictions imposed since 2016 for military operations. The department said that all previously reserved areas spanning western Iraq from north to south have been handed over to agencies responsible for airports and air navigation for use by civil aviation. This move is expected to provide Iraqi aviation authorities with more space to replan flight routes, ease restrictions on aircraft flights, and improve the efficient use of airspace.

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