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Azzaman, March 4, 2012
There are about 5,000 foreigners in the country without residence permits, the Justice Ministry says.
In a statement faxed to the newspaper, the ministry said it has instructed the Interior Ministry and its security organs to apprehend individuals staying in Iraq illegally.
“The authorities will pursue foreigners who entered Iraq through foreign security firms,” the statement said.
There were several security firms in Iraq providing security services mainly for U.S. troops who left the country by the end of 2011.
Euphemistically called ‘security guards,’ the firms had raised their own special forces said to include up to 80,000 heavily armed individuals.
They worked as mercenaries, helping U.S. troops and even taking part in combat actions.
While foreign ‘security guards’ have left, many of the laborers from south east Asia who were brought along to serve U.S. troops have stayed behind.
The ministry wants all these laborers arrested and sent to special camps before their repatriation.
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There are about 5,000 foreigners in the country without residence permits, the Justice Ministry says.
In a statement faxed to the newspaper, the ministry said it has instructed the Interior Ministry and its security organs to apprehend individuals staying in Iraq illegally.
“The authorities will pursue foreigners who entered Iraq through foreign security firms,” the statement said.
There were several security firms in Iraq providing security services mainly for U.S. troops who left the country by the end of 2011.
Euphemistically called ‘security guards,’ the firms had raised their own special forces said to include up to 80,000 heavily armed individuals.
They worked as mercenaries, helping U.S. troops and even taking part in combat actions.
While foreign ‘security guards’ have left, many of the laborers from south east Asia who were brought along to serve U.S. troops have stayed behind.
The ministry wants all these laborers arrested and sent to special camps before their repatriation.
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