Blackwater Asked To Leave Iraq

Blackwater, the private military company was asked to leave Iraq after a shoot out in Mansour that left civilians dead.

The Iraqi government has ordered employees of the North Carolina-based security firm Blackwater USA to leave the country and is opening a criminal investigation following Sunday’s deadly shootout in Mansour, during which a group of Blackwater contractors escorting a convoy of U.S. officials opened fire on nearby civilians.

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