DOMESTIC CONDITIONS IN IRAQ

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Subject: DOMESTIC CONDITIONS IN IRAQ  
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PAGE 7         CHECKPOINT AT THE BORDER ON BAGHDAD-AMMAN 
ROAD. 
 
11 . INTERNAL CHECKPOINTS ARE COMMON, ESPECIALLY ON ROADS 
LEADING IN AND OUT OF BAGHDAD AND ARE FREQUENTLY MOVED. MOST 
MAIN ROADS HAVE RANDOM CHECKPOINTS EVERY 50-60 KILOMETERS.  
THEY ARE MANNED BY MILITARY POLICE WHO ARE GENERALLY NOT 
INCLINED TO ACCEPT BRIBES.   TO PASS ONE MUST HAVE A VALID 
INTERNAL IDENTITY CARD AND REASON TO TRAVEL.   REASON FOR 
TRAVEL NEED ONLY BE VAGUE, SUCH AS VISITING FAMILY.   IF 
WEAPONS ARE DISCOVERED, TRAVELERS ARE OFTEN SHOT ON THE 
SPOT, ON THE AUTHORITY OF NO NONE THAN THE OFFICER IN CHARGE 
OF THE CHECKPOINT  
ACQ                  1991). 
 
 
 
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