Security Calm Restored and Traffic Returns to Normal Following Protesters' Withdrawal from Tahrir Square in Baghdad

Informed security sources reported the withdrawal of all protesters from Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, leading to the smooth return of normal traffic flow in the surrounding area. Official sources confirmed that no alarming security incidents or developments accompanied the withdrawal process, categorically denying any gunfire in the vicinity of Al-Jumhuriya Bridge. This calm followed a brief period of limited tension and minor skirmishes near the bridge between law enforcement forces and a number of protesters, before security agencies peacefully brought the situation under control and reopened the roads to vehicles.