Blackwater settles Iraq killings lawsuitThe US private security company formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the families of four contractors killed in a gruesome 2004 ambush that was a defining moment of the Iraq war for the American public. More… |
Ex-Blackwater boss charged in firearms caseFive former employees of the US defense contractor Blackwater Worldwide have been indicted, including its former president Gary Jackson, on several weapons charges and making false statements. They were accused of skirting federal firearms More… |
Ex-Blackwater boss charged in firearms caseFive former employees of the US defense contractor Blackwater Worldwide have been indicted, including its former president Gary Jackson, on several weapons charges and making false statements. They were accused of skirting federal firearms More… |
Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in US courtsIraq will help victims of the 2007 shooting of civilians in Baghdad to file a US lawsuit against employees of security firm Blackwater, an incident that turned a spotlight on the United States' use of private contractors in war zones. More… |
Blackwater case dismissal ‘unacceptable’: IraqIraq has expressed anger with a US federal court ruling that threw out all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of gunning down Iraqi civilians in 2007. The ruling was 'unjust and unacceptable' Iraqi go More… |
US extends work by Blackwater successor in IraqThe State Department said it has asked the company formerly known as Blackwater to continue providing security services to US diplomats in Iraq because the company hired to replace it was not ready to take over. Xe Services, formerly known More… |
US extends Blackwater's Iraq job for another yearUS private security firm Blackwater's deal to protect American diplomats in Baghdad will be extended for a year while the FBI investigates a 2007 incident in which the company's guards are accused of killing 17 Iraqis, the State Department said on More… |
US plans new security control system in IraqThe US Departments of State and Defence are moving toward a new system to control the activities of security contractors working for the two departments in Iraq. The department secretaries met last week to review the issue, and are expecte More… |
Dubai-based security company in Baghdad shootingA foreign security company said it was involved in a shooting in central Baghdad, making it the second time a private contractor has been accused of killing Iraqi civilians in less than a month. Dubai-based Unity Resources Group said in a More… |
Blackwater ‘involved in 195 shootings’US security contractor Blackwater was involved in at least 195 shooting incidents in Iraq since 2005, said a congressional report that also panned the State Department's oversight of the company. State Department contractor Blackwater, und More… |