The people of Al-Khalis District in Diyala Governorate blocked Baghdad-Kirkuk road in protest against the delay in implementing Jizani Al-Jul Road development project.
The organizer of the demonstration, Salam Idan Kazem, told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that “dozens of people from Jizani al-Jul region, north of Baqubah, took the streets in a demonstration and blocked a strategic road linking Baghdad to the northern regions in protest against the Diyala administration’s reluctance to implement Jizani al-Jul road development project, which has been on hold for more than seven months .
He added that the demands of the demonstrators are to complete the project, remove violations from the road, which must be in accordance with the legal framework, and hold accountable the parties implementing the project.
Source:National Iraqi News Agency