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While Davis will be in charge of the citywide force, it’s the District D-4 commander, Captain William Evans, not the commissioner, who has been the public face of the department’s tailgating policies, which have become more strict in recent years...
...Although sympathetic toward the kidnapped American, especially since he is believed to be of Iraqi descent, many residents are resentful of the lockdown, saying it hurts them in the wallet. Others say shutting down the district to search for one man smacks of double standards in a country where kidnapping has become commonplace...
...Karrada is a Shi'ite-majority district, and just hours earlier on Monday night, the community had heard the announcement that Ramadan was officially over. This was greeted by volleys of celebratory gunfire, in the Iraqi tradition. The end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, is announced by religious seaders upon sighting of the auspicious moon. Sunni leaders made their announcement on Sunday night; typically, Shi'ites follow 24 hours later...
...Associated Press reported that a U.S. military official in Washington said the missing soldier was an Army translator of Iraqi descent who may have ventured into Baghdad to visit family when he was taken. So far, the house-to-house search has centered on Baghdad's central Karradah district, which U.S. and Iraqi security forces have sealed...
...that attitude seems churlish, remember that the lockdown is just the latest in a long line of setbacks they have endured this year. Just this summer alone, Karrada witnessed several car-bomb and mortar attacks, most of them blamed on Sunni insurgents and jihadi groups. Each time, the district has shaken off the debris and gotten back to business. But the damage to their business is crippling, say shopkeepers...