" Anatolia " Turkish agency said in a report briefed by " Shafaq News " , that the value of Turkish exports to Iraq through Khabur border crossing , reached during the first ten months of last year to 10 billion , 737 million , 343 thousand and $ 249 .

For his part, the Director of Trade and Customs in the region in the far south-east Turkey , Hassan Aken said that “ the volume of exports through the crossing has witnessed an increase of 9.6% compared to previous years , while imports declined 8.7% .

Iraq rely on basic goods and products from other countries , especially neighboring countries for its almost complete lack of industrial and agricultural production.