WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor that protects American diplomats in Baghdad, may be banned by Iraq next year, the U.S. State Department warns.
BAGHDAD, April 5 (UPI) -- An adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the U.S. State Department's renewal of Blackwater's contract to provide security in Iraq is unfortunate.
WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department will renew its contract with Blackwater to provide security for American diplomats in Iraq, an official said.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. government countered Iraqi claims that employees with Blackwater USA fired “without any provocation” on Iraqi guards, killing three.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The private U.S. security firm Blackwater USA, now ordered to use cameras in vehicles, requested installing them in Iraq in 2005 but was denied.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government wants Blackwater USA to pay $8 million to each of the 17 families whose relatives were shot to death in Baghdad last month.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- An Iraqi government official says the absence of the Blackwater U.S. security contractor could pose a significant security threat to Iraq.
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities are investigating whether employees of the security firm Blackwater smuggled weapons into Iraq, CNN reported Saturday.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Blackwater USA Friday resumed protective escorts for convoys carrying U.S. diplomats in Iraq, less than a week after being banned by the Iraqi government.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government announced Tuesday it plans a review of all security companies in the country following a shooting involving the U.S. firm Blackwater.
