Truck drivers block Duhok-Hewlêr road, demanding improvement of transportation conditions

Fuel truck drivers blocked the main road between Duhok and Hewlêr (Erbil) in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). The drivers are demanding an increase in the transport load limit.

Numerous fuel truck drivers set fires at some points in protest.

Drivers stated that the current load limit is too low and demanded that the limit be raised and transportation conditions be improved. They said they would continue their protests if their demands were not met.