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Iraq Guns for Hire: National Geographic hired Pelton to go inside the world of private security contractors for the film Iraq: Guns For Hire. as part of their Explorer series. Pelton provides unique access to several companies like Blackwater, Reed, Triple Canopy, and others in this human look at the dangerous job of protecting people and cargo ...
10,000 Tantals were sold to Iraq in mid-2000. [3] AKM: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: Used by previous Iraqi army. Some captured from the Islamic State. Mostly kept in storage. Used in parades. [citation needed] Zastava M70: 7.62×39mm Yugoslavia Iraq: In limited use. [citation needed]
In July 2004, Blackwater was hired by the U.S. Department of State under the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Worldwide Personal Protective Services (WPPS) umbrella contract, along with DynCorp International and Triple Canopy, Inc. for the purpose of providing protective services in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Israel. [29]
Guns For Hire: The Inside Story of Freelance Soldiering, Tony Geraghty, Portrait. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7499-5145-0; Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Legal Issues, Jennifer K. Elsea, Congressional Research Service, January 7, 2010
Morally devastating experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have been common. A study conducted early in the Iraq war, for instance, found that two-thirds of deployed Marines had killed an enemy combatant, more than half had handled human remains, and 28 percent felt responsible for the death of an Iraqi civilian.
General-purpose machine gun United States Belgium: Provided by the United States. FN MAG: General-purpose machine gun Belgium: PK machine gun: General-purpose machine gun Soviet Union: Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War. RPD: Light machine gun Soviet Union: Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War. M2 Browning: Heavy machine gun
General-purpose machine gun Soviet Union: Both PK and PKM variants used. [7] Type 67-2: General-purpose machine gun China Used in Iraq. [10] Type 80 [10] General-purpose machine gun China Captured from Syrian Army. Rheinmetall MG3 [7] General-purpose machine gun West Germany: M240 [7] General-purpose machine gun United States M249 [7] Light ...
On September 12, 2024, four IS–KP militants on motorcycles opened fire at Shiite Muslims and Hazara people heading to greet pilgrims returning from the Arba'in pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, killing fifteen people and injuring six others. [2] [3]