Mosul Aleppo air route opens to evacuate Iraqis in Syria

NINEWA (IraqiNews.com): Mosul-Aleppo air route opens today to evacutate Iraqis living in Syria to aid those unable to travel across overland routes.

Governor of Ninewa Atheel Al Nujaifi told Iraqi News that the Iraqi Transport Ministry agreed today to have a Mosul Aleppo air route to transport Iraqi wishing to return home.

Aleppo is the second largest city in Syria, where it was heavily populated by Iraqis.