Mask ban upsets Iraqi interpreters



A translator working for the U.S. Army questions a detainee in Baghdad. Translators have been ordered to stop wearing face masks. Most translators use the masks to keep their identity from people who could recognize them and put them or their families in danger.The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even though they fear it could get them killed.

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