‘Those detained reported that their passports were confiscated and they were questioned about their political views and allegiances’
Tensions in the Middle East, after Iraq’s parliament called for the expulsion of foreign troops from the country, are now being felt along the Canada-U.S. border.
“Those detained reported that their passports were confiscated and they were questioned about their political views and allegiances,” the council said in a statement posted online.In a statement shared with Postmedia on Sunday, spokesperson Michael Friel with U.S. Customs and Border Protection said those reports were false.
Since the air strike, tensions in the Middle East have escalated with both U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders trading threats of retaliation. It has also resulted in Iraqi lawmakers approving a resolution Sunday asking the Iraqi government to end an agreement under which American and allied forces have been in the country for more than four years to help fight the Islamic State group, also known as Daesh.
The bill is nonbinding and subject to approval by the Iraqi government but has the backing of the outgoing prime minister.
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