New tariffs choke Basra commerce, prompt protests

Iraq's nascent efforts to raise customs revenue seem to backfire as importers slow trade into Basra and merchants protest.

Truck drivers and other demonstrators block a gate at Um Qasr port on Feb. 8, 2016. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)

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