Iraqi Borders Closed Again

The Iraqi Jordanian borders were shut down again today, without any prior announcement.

This is the second time borders are sealed in the last two weeks. The first time was during the elections, but everyone knew about it at that time. There were many announcements before that closure.

Today, hundreds of Iraqi families and dozens of other cars carrying goods to Iraq left Amman and other cities in Jordan at the first hours of the morning, reached to the Jordanian borders at around 6 or 7 in the morning, stamped their passports and left Jordan, then waited until 8 AM, when the Iraqi borders are supposed to open their doors, but no one opened!! Other hundreds left Baghdad and other Iraqi cities at the early hours of the morning, and were surprised when they reached to the borders at around 9 AM. The Iraqi borders' guards informed people that they are not allowed to enter or leave the country, the guards told a taxi driver that my family knows: "maybe the borders will reopen in 3 to 5 days". No one can tell whether this is true or not, and there is no official statement until now.

These irresponsible decisions taken by the US-appointed government in Iraq are not the first ones, and won't be the last.