On 26 October, Baa Platform (Badr Organization — official social media channel) carried the Badr parliamentary bloc’s demand to reopen Shib, warning of consequences for Maysan’s economy and residents’ livelihoods. Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official owned media) carried Maysan Provincial Council spokesman Hakim al-Muhammadawi’s undertaking to convey residents’ reopening demands to the central government, while Sabereen News (KH — affiliated/aligned media) reported protests by drivers and crossing workers over lost livelihoods.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media26 Oct, 19:22
“Protests by drivers and workers at the Shib border crossing in Maysan province, denouncing the crossing’s sudden closure, which cut off their livelihoods without any stated reasons.”
احتجاجات لسائقي السيارات والعاملين في منفذ الشيب الحدودي بمحافظة ميسان، تنديداً بإغلاق المنفذ المفاجئ الذي تسبب بقطع أرزاقهم دون أي أسباب تُذكر
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media26 Oct, 19:32
“Hakim al-Muhammadawi told Al-Ittijah: The provincial council promised residents it would convey their demands to the central government regarding reopening Shib crossing.”
حكيم المحمداوي لـ(الاتجاه): مجلس المحافظة وعد الأهالي بنقل مطالبهم للحكومة المركزية إزاء فتح منفذ الشيب
- Baa PlatformBadr Organization — official social media channel26 Oct, 20:12
“The Badr parliamentary bloc calls for reopening the crossing and warns of the closure’s consequences for Maysan’s economy and its residents’ livelihoods.”
كتلة بدر النيابية تطالب بإعادة فتح المنفذ، وتحذّر من تداعيات الإغلاق على اقتصاد ميسان ومعيشة أبنائها.