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Iraqi Security Forces Seal Al-Numaniyah District Entry and Exit Points

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration looking across the Tigris River toward Al-Numaniyah's low-rise tan riverfront buildings, palm trees, pedestrians, parked vehicles, embankment and small boats

Iraqi security forces closed all entry and exit points to Al-Numaniyah district in Wasit Province early Sunday, according to a regional news dispatch published at 3:25 a.m. Israel time. The initial report did not identify the units enforcing the closure or state when the restrictions began. It also gave no reason for the measure and did not report an attack, arrest, casualty, property damage or public warning inside the district. No first-party Iraqi statement or independent confirmation was available when the item was published, and the duration of the closure remained unknown.

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