Country is flexing muscles after troop withdrawal: NYT
(NEWSER) - Many foreign contractors—possibly hundreds, and including Americans who work for the US Embassy—have been detained in Iraq in recent weeks, for periods ranging from a few hours to almost three weeks. Iraqi authorities are cracking down on these contractors in the wake of last month's American troop withdrawal in what the New York Times calls the first major example of the government "asserting its sovereignty." The detentions, which have taken place at the Baghdad airport and other checkpoints, have focused on visas, permits, and authorizations; after the troop withdrawal, the Iraqi government stopped issuing and renewing many of these documents. More»
