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20.09.2007, 05:01
Iraq and the U.S. will jointly investigate a shooting incident involving a private security company in Iraq. Contractors of Blackwater USA, a firm providing security for U.S. diplomats, opened fire in Baghdad on Sunday when escorting an American convoy.
24.09.2007, 05:52
The U.S. security firm Blackwater USA has been at the centre of a scandal over the way it operates in Iraq. The Iraqi government has revoked Its licence following a firefight involving the company’s employees that left 11 civilians dead.
03.10.2007, 05:21
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The U.S. Congress has begun a hearing on the Blackwater USA security firm hired to protect American diplomats in Iraq.
09.12.2008, 22:05
Despite his positioning as a ‘peace candidate’, even during the presidential campaign US president-elect Barack Obama called for redirecting forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, where NATO troops are in danger of being overrun by the Taliban. As a result, a s
12.12.2008, 19:52
The US is to supply the Iraqi Armed Forces with some US$ 9 billion worth of military hardware. Tanks, armoured vehicles, helicopters and other aircraft will be sent to the Arab republic.
Published: 08 December, 2008, 23:21
U.S. prosecutors have announced that manslaughter charges are being brought against a group of American security guards accused of killing unarmed civilians in Iraq last year. Five men are accused of using machine guns and grenade launches against the loc
