Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq killings
Four former employees of the Blackwater security firm were found guilty yesterdayin connection with the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad that left 14 dead. The Blackwater employees were guarding a US diplomatic convoy on September 16, 2007 in Baghdad's Nisour Square when they opened fire. The killings exacerbated Iraqi resentment toward Americans, and was seen by critics as an example of the impunity enjoyed by private security firms on the US payroll in Iraq.
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