Iran war cuts family ties and shuts down the smuggling routes across Iraqi- Iranian borders

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(30 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Halabja, Iraq - 17 March 2026 1. Wide of man leading mules inside Daray Mar village on Iranian border 2. Villager cleaning saddles 3. Various of mules eating outside barn 4. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish) Hassan Hussein, resident of Daray Mar village in Halabja: “Smuggling loads from Khurmal (district) used to come and unload here, and from here they would take it by mules up to the mountain. Then the Iranian Kolbars (load carriers) carry it on their