Sounds like the new Iraqi regime is trying to kick ass.
Police in Iraq have detained at least 525 suspected criminals in their biggest co-ordinated operation since the US invasion, officials say.
Some 500 Iraqi police staged a series of raids in Baghdad in an effort to clean up the capital’s streets, interior ministry sources said.
‘criminals’?
why the scare quotes?
No idea Frank, ask the BBC. It didnt strike me until I read your comment.