The private security firm once known as Blackwater, which was forced out of Iraq after a shooting incident in which 17 civilians died, has changed its name for the second time in three years as it ...

Supporters of the former contractors at Blackwater Worldwide had lobbied for the pardons, arguing that the men had been excessively punished in an investigation and prosecution they said was tainted.

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WASHINGTON — An internal State Department report says Blackwater Worldwide may lose its license to work in Iraq and recommends the agency prepare alternative ways to protect its diplomats there.

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 ...

MOYOCK, N.C. -- Blackwater Worldwide, denied an operating license in Iraq because of lingering outrage over a deadly shooting spree in Baghdad, promised Thursday to leave the country where it ...

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months. They also want Blackwater to pay $8 million in compensation to each of ...

Right now, it's not clear who, if anyone, had legal jurisdiction over the Blackwater team that was involved in the shooting that killed at least nine Iraqis in Baghdad in September. Members of ...

Blackwater contractors were notorious in Baghdad at the time and frequently accused of firing shots at the slightest pretext, including to clear their way in traffic.