Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors

8 February 2012, 9:47 am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government intends to impose tough restrictions on private security companies to rein in what amounts to a "giant army" threatening the country's stability, a senior security official said. U.S. troops left Iraq in mid-December, but tens of thousands of private security guards remain, helping to protect mainly foreign workers and facilities in a country where daily ...... Read More »

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