Shafaq News/Turkish authorities have halted truck traffic to the Kurdistan Region of Iraqfor the past three days, leaving more than 1,000 trucks stranded at the IbrahimKhalil border crossing, a truck driver reported on Monday.
The driver,speaking to Shafaq News, said, "Turkish authorities have stopped thetrucks from crossing into the Kurdistan Region through the Ibrahim Khalilborder, creating a severe transportation crisis."
He addedthat over 1,000 trucks carrying goods to Kurdistan have been stuck for threedays in the waiting areas on the Turkish side of the border, with no clearsolutions to the issue.
"Thesituation has become exhausting for both drivers and commercialcompanies," the driver continued, urging both the Kurdistan RegionalGovernment (KRG) and the Iraqi authorities to intervene promptly to resolve theproblem.
According tothe driver, Turkish officials attributed the suspension to a malfunction in thecustoms system but provided no further details on the expected timeline forrepairs or when transport would resume.
The IbrahimKhalil crossing is a key trade route between Iraq and Turkey, with hundreds oftrucks passing daily, supplying goods to Kurdistan and other regions of Iraq.The ongoing disruption has sparked concerns over its impact on the region’smarkets and supply chains.