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IRAQ: GREEN ZONE Iraq has its international zone around the Republican Palace in central Baghdad in a crook of the Tigris river. This area was and still is the heavily fortified headquarters for the coalition and Iraqi Reconstruction Ministries. The initial official name started as " Green Zone " but was later changed to "International Zone" in June of 2004 with the return of soverignty to the Iraqi people. However, that name only stuck as the brief initial "IZ" and the inhabitants, armed forces, and media have returned to calling it the Green Zone . AIRPORTS USA Customs and TSA agents operate in Canadian airport international zones in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg. The agents have the authority to detain, but not arrest people entering from third party countries. To make an arrest, the agents must contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the US must seek extradition. US agents at the airports do not carry firearms, and no treaty was negotiated for this arrangement. It was created by a binational agreement. CHANNEL TUNNEL The United Kingdom and France established "international zones" or "control zones" at both ends of the Channel Tunnel , which crosses underneath the English Channel . British authorities exercise authority within the control zone on the French side, and French authorities exercise authority within the control zone on the UK side. Violations in the control zone are treated as if they occurred within the territory of the adjoining state within that zone, and extradition is not required to remove a violator to the operating state for prosecution. Officers of the adjoining state may carry guns within the control zone. SEE ALSO
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