mniraq - Security authorities prevented Tuk-Tuk vehicles from entering Tahrir Square in central Baghdad and participating in the commemoration of the Tishreen protests. This comes in parallel with security measures taken to secure the demonstrations and organize traffic around Tahrir Square and its leading roads, alongside imposing restrictions on certain types of vehicles.
Tuk-Tuk vehicles emerged during the 2019 protests when volunteers used them to transport the injured and deliver aid, becoming an iconic symbol of those demonstrations calling for fighting corruption, providing jobs, and improving services. The Baghdad Operations Command announced security and organizational measures including meticulous searches and banning Tuk-Tuks and motorcycles on several highways and roads leading to the square, while confirming that roads are not closed unless necessary.
