U.S. forces hand over al-Adl mall to Trade Ministry

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Shopping Centers Company received al-Adl Shopping Center from the U.S. forces that had been using it as a base, the Iraqi Ministry of Trade said in a release on Tuesday, and that measures would be taken to reopen the mall to allow Iraqi customers to do their shopping at subsidized prices. “The Iraqi flag was raised over the mall,” said the release that was received by IraqiNews.com news agency. U.S. forces deployed in Baghdad had handed over another mall, al-Shaab Shopping Center, to the Trade Ministry on Dec. 5, 2008. MH (P)/SR 1