Published May 21, 2015
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered the end of a decade-old midnight curfew in Baghdad.
A government statement issued Thursday says the midnight to 5 a.m. curfew, first implemented in 2004, will be lifted starting Saturday.
The move appeared to be aimed at restoring a sense of normalcy to the capital, where residents enjoyed a vibrant night life before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The curfew was imposed as security deteriorated following his ouster.
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