Longest bridge in Iraq to be re-opened
After being closed for five years due to its collapse during the fight against ISIS, the Al-Quwair Bridge, the longest in the nation, is set to reopen under the preparations of the Iraqi government.
One of the principal routes connecting Mosul and Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan, is the Al-Quwair Bridge.
Al-Quwair Bridge, which was shut down in early 2017 as part of the fight against the ISIS terrorist group, will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, on a trial basis, according to Mosul Mayor Amin Finsh.
The lengthiest bridge in Iraq, Al-Quwair, will be reopened, which will affect trade and transportation between Nineveh governorate and Kurdistan Region, according to Finsh.
The 1.14-kilometer-long bridge is situated above the Tigris River. ISIS seized control of roughly one-third of Iraq after advancing on the city of Mosul in 2014.
In 2017, the Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces worked together to carry out a security operation to rid the nation of ISIS militants. As a result, Mosul and the other ISIS-controlled territories were once again under control of the Iraqi security forces.
At that point, ISIS terrorists detonated the bridge to block the path in front of the Iraqi security forces and stop them from moving forward towards territories they control.
