Shafaq News/ Baghdad Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Qais al-Mohammadawi said on Thursday that the capital Baghdad did not witness any streets closure that impedes the movement of citizens.

" Al-Shuhada Bridge and Tahrir Square witnessed a high flow of traffic after it was reopened yesterday evening," Mohammadawi said.

He added that "there is a high coordination between the security sectors , demonstrators, and the service effort provided by the secretariat of Baghdad to clean Tahrir Square and its surroundings."

The protests, which began on 1^st of last October have witnessed bloody violence that killed about 280 people, according to AFP census, at a time when the authorities refrain from publishing an official toll .