On 20 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) said purchases from another Iraqi province were being treated as imports. Its caption said delivery vehicles faced fees and inspections at checkpoints.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official20 Sept, 11:56
“Buying goods from another province amounts to importing: fees and inspections for vehicles delivering goods at checkpoints.”
شراء بضاعة من محافظة أخرى بمثابة استيراد.. رسوم وتفتيش لسيارات توصيل البضائع في السيطرات
identification of the checkpoints and collecting authority, publication of a fee schedule, or a response from the relevant provincial or federal authority by 23 September would establish whether this is an official procedure or an informal collection practice; any of these moves this file.