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Pages in category "Private military contractors in the Iraq War" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Iraq, Afghanistan, and others: Contracted by the U.S. department of Defense during the most recent War in Iraq. Aegis Defence Services Ltd was acquired by GardaWorld International Protective Services. [10] Erinys International: Dubai: A joint South African-British private security company registered in the British Virgin Islands. G4S [11] [12 ...
In December 2008, a U.S. State Department panel recommended that Xe should be dropped as the main private security contractor for U.S. diplomats in Iraq. [168] On January 30, 2009, the State Department told Blackwater Worldwide that it will not renew its contract in Iraq. [169] However, in 2010 it was awarded a $100 million contract from the ...
The 2004 Fallujah ambush occurred on March 31, 2004, when Iraqi insurgents attacked a convoy containing four American contractors from the private military company Blackwater USA who were conducting a delivery for food caterers ESS.
At the height of the occupation the US had 170,000 personnel in uniform stationed in 505 bases throughout all provinces of Iraq. Another 135,000 private military contractors were also working in Iraq. [1] [2] Due to International military intervention against ISIL, personnel have returned to
Private military contractors in the Iraq War (1 C, 13 P) W. Wagner Group (4 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Private military contractors" The following 82 pages are in ...
Contractors have assumed a much larger on-the-ground presence during American conflicts: during the 1991 Gulf War the ratio of uniformed military to contractors was about 50 to 1, while during the first four years of the Iraq War the U.S. hired over 190,000 contractors, surpassing the total American military presence even during the 2007 Iraq ...
The Lincoln Group (formerly known as Iraqex) is a defunct [citation needed] Washington, D.C.–based defense contractor. The firm was hired by the United States military to perform public relations (PR) in Iraq during the Iraq War. In 2005, the Los Angeles Times revealed the company had been paying for news stories in Iraqi newspapers.