Blackwater License in Iraq Won’t be Renewed, Decision Prompted by 2007 Incident that Left 14 Civilians Dead

The United States embassy in Iraq will have to find a new security company after a decision was made by the minister of the interior to not renew the license of security firm Blackwater.

That decision was due in large part to the Sept. 2007 incident in which Blackwater guards shot and killed 14 Iraqi civilians in what was called an unprovoked attack by witnesses. The five guards had been escorting American diplomats through the city of Baghdad when they said they were attacked in Nisoor Square. They then opened fire on the crowded street, killing 14 and injuring another 18 civilians.

Shortly after the shooting Iraq put pressure on Washington to end their dealings with Blackwater but the U.S. renewed their contract with the firm in 2008. That decision is now out of the hands of the Americans following the signing of a new security pact agreed upon by Iraq and the U.S.

According to that agreement Iraq now determines which Western security firms will be allowed to operate in their country.

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