In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Hevidar Ahmed investigates a new issue between Baghdad and Erbil: restriction on exports through the Kurdistan Region. The Iraqi government has set up checkpoints on its borders with the Kurdistan Region, making it difficult for goods imported from Turkey through Ibrahim Khalil border crossing to enter areas under the control of Baghdad.
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