Iraqi truck drivers and local traders protested at the Al-Shib border crossing as the 15-day closure
· Al Shib, Iraq
Iraqi truck drivers and local traders protested at the Al-Shib border crossing as the 15-day closure of the Al-Shib border terminal in Iraq continues, sparking a wave of professional protests among heavy vehicle drivers and local shopkeepers from several provinces, including Baghdad, Basra and Nasiriyah. The protesters, who said their livelihoods depend entirely on the crossing, criticized what they described as the indifference of provincial authorities and called for the immediate dispatch of a government delegation to reopen the border and remove obstacles to the movement of students and wo