Banned by the Iraqi government after a shooting incident in Baghdad that left 11 Iraqi civilians dead, the American security firm Blackwater USA is sure to draw more scrutiny from opponents who see ...

Since the fatal Sept. 16 Blackwater USA shooting in Baghdad's Nasoor Square, officials from the private security company have insisted that their guards were responding to fire from "armed enemies." ...

On September 16, a Blackwater USA security unit returning to base after having dropped off the person it was guarding opened fire at Nisour Square, near Baghdad’s Green Zone. When the dust cleared it ...

The initial U.S. Embassy report on a Sept. 16 shooting incident in Baghdad involving Blackwater USA, a private security firm, depicts an afternoon of mayhem that included a car bomb, a shootout in a ...

Iraq’s cabinet met Tuesday for roughly one hour and discussed the role of security companies in the wake of a violent incident in Baghdad Sunday when a U.S. convoy protected by Blackwater contractors ...

A private security helicopter flies over Ibn Taimiyah Mosque in Baghdad in 2004. A top aide to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki conceded it may prove difficult for the Iraqi government to expel Western ...

Making a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, the founder and chairman of Blackwater USA defended his company’s record, disputing a congressional report that determined his company is out of ...