The Public Security Department (PSD) on Tuesday received a notification from the Iraqi authorities that the Jordanian-Iraqi border will be closed from Iraq’s side through the Treibil crossing as of Wednesday 6:00am.
In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the PSD added that the Iraqi authorities did not give reasons for the closure but said it was an internal matter.
The PSD urged citizens to avoid going to the Jordanian-Iraqi border until Baghdad reopens the crossing.
The statement said Jordan is maintaining contact with Iraq through security and diplomatic channels to follow up on the issue.
In Iraq, thousands of protesters have been demonstrating and have blocked a key highway in Iraq’s Sunni provinces for more than two weeks to challenge Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, Reuters reported.
In a rival show of backing for the Shiite premier, around 7,000 protesters marched on Tuesday in the southern cities of Basra and Karbala, waving Maliki portraits and banners supporting the Shiite parties in his coalition.
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