Not for nothing, but why do Iraqi cops and Iraqi guardsmen wear face masks? I don`t get the whole mask thing. Is it because of the sand storms or are they trying to remain anonymous? If they are trying to remain anonymous, how would covering your face help? Can the terrorists immediately know someone just by looking at their face? I don`t know, very bizarre.
Because the terrorists are targeting them for kidnapping and murder.
I think they even do that in some DEA operations and even some FBI operations,i think it's to preserve their ability to go undercover possiblt in the future.Also in Iraq I would think it would be necessary to protect their family also.
The Iraqi cops must try to conceal their identities since after their shift is over they can not return to a protective Coalition base at night.
Many of these brave men willing to serve in order to rebuild Iraq & stop the Islamic terrorist enemy, live in the same districts as some of the home-grown terrorists.
Once the jihadist killers ID either members of the Iraqi Armed Forces or Iraqi police, even members of their families become a terrorist target. Remember the Islamic terrorist enemy operates as organized street gangs. No morals only death.
Anonymous. The bad guys figure out who the police are and come in groups to the cops' homes and murder them.