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on October 25, 2014 in World News

Blackwater Employees Convicted of Murder of 14 Iraqis

Blackwater Employees Convicted of Murder of 14 Iraqis After seven years, Iraqis finally received the justice they sought from the 2007 massacre in Baghdad’s Nisour Square during the U.S. occupation. Private security guards employed by Blackwater Worldwide opened fire on September 16 in the middle of a busy Baghdad intersection, killing 17 Iraqis. The Americans claimed they were fired upon first, but the Iraqi government rejected this assertion and sought to try the Americans in court. After many delays and setbacks, four of the security guards were convicted in a U.S. federal court this week on charges ranging from murder… View Article

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