Category Archives: Iraq

USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

USA: Fixed-Wing Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front Jun 15, 2014 17:35 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff Latest update [?] Central Asia Final option year exercised for 3 firms… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Reports From Iraq Claim 100s Of US Contractors Trapped By ISIS Terrorists At Balad Airbase

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

Posted: June 13, 2014 Reports From Iraq Claim 100s Of US Contractors Trapped By ISIS Terrorists At Balad Airbase An unidentified employee of Sallyport reportedly sent a message stating that 500… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Ex-Blackwater Guards Can’t Suppress ‘Hostility’ Evidence

Posted on June 14, 2014 by

Thursday, June 12, 2014Last Update: 9:54 AM PT Ex-Blackwater Guards Can’t Suppress ‘Hostility’ Evidence   By LORRAINE BAILEY      (CN) – A federal judge allowed the government to present evidence that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Audit Finds New Embassy Security Deficiencies; Private Firms Abroad Failed to Properly Screen Security Guards in Some Cases

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

US Audit Finds New Embassy Security Deficiencies; Private Firms Abroad Failed to Properly Screen Security Guards in Some Cases The Wall Street Journal Online COLLEEN McCAIN NELSON By Colleen McCain Nelson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Iraqi Air Force evacuating besieged American contractors

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

WND EXCLUSIVE Iraqi Air Force evacuating besieged American contractors No help from U.S. military as escape routes cut off  Jerome R. Corsi Evacuated American contractors aboard a C-130 aircraft in Baghdad… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit By Vin Gurrieri Law360, New York (May 28, 2014, 4:27 PM ET) — KBR Inc. on Tuesday asked a federal judge to force… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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U.S. companies pulling contractors from Iraqi bases as security crumbles

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

U.S. companies pulling contractors from Iraqi bases as security crumbles By Dan Lamothe June 12 at 7:45 PM An Iraqi army armored vehicle is seen burned on a street of Mosul… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

ALI YUSSEF / AFP – Getty Images file 2 days Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know By Hasani Gittens On Sept. 16, 2007, private security guards working for the firm Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US companies evacuating Iraqi air base

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

Agence France-Presse June 12, 2014 7:23pm US companies evacuating Iraqi air base US companies were Thursday evacuating hundreds of Americans working with the Iraqi government from a major air base, US… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings Agence France Presse By Guillaume DECAMME 11 June 2014 15:38 Four former employees of the notorious Blackwater security firm went on trial… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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