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Fifth Contractor Remains ID'd in Iraq Kidnapping
The FBI on Friday identified the remains of an Austrian contractor who was kidnapped in Iraq with four Americans. FBI spokesman Richard Kolko confirmed the victim was Bert Nussbaumer, who was working for Crescent Security Group when he and the others were abducted in November 2006.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
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Bodies of kidnapped U.S. contractors found
The remains of two U.S. contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq have been found, FBI officials said Monday. The bureau identified the two as Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, abducted on January 5, 2007, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Missouri, who was captured on November 16, 2006.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Families of Captive Contractors in Iraq Cling to a Grisly Find
For the families of five American contractors kidnapped in Iraq more than a year ago, the months of waiting with no news of their fate have made for a battle of hope against dread. This month has come news, but of an inconclusive sort: that severed fingers delivered to the United States authorities in Iraq had been shown by DNA analysis to be those of four of the missing Americans and an Austrian who worked with three of them.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
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Information incomplete on contractors in Iraq
While acknowledging the death toll of contractors working in Iraq has crossed the milestone of 1,000, the government Wednesday provided incomplete information about the companies the victims worked for or their nationalities.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
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Contractor deaths top 1,000
The death toll for private contractors in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has topped 1,000, a stark reminder of the risks run by civilians working with the military in roles previously held by soldiers. A further 13,000 contractors have been wounded.
Friday, July 6, 2007
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DynCorp Manager Killed in Iraq
Michael W. Butler, senior deputy program manager for DynCorp International’s CIVPOL program in Iraq, was killed today near Tikrit when the vehicle in which he was traveling was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Contractor Deaths in Iraq Soar to Record
Casualties among private contractors in Iraq have soared to record levels this year, setting a pace that seems certain to turn 2007 into the bloodiest year yet for the civilians who work alongside the American military in the war zone, according to new government numbers.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
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America's hidden war dead
More than 770 civilians working for U.S. firms have lost their lives supporting the military in Iraq, and some families are now speaking out.
Monday, March 26, 2007
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Iraq tally omits contract workers
In a largely invisible cost of the war in Iraq, nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the Pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs normally handled by the U.S. military, according to figures gathered by the Associated Press.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
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DynCorp Security Supervisor Killed in Baghdad
Glen Joyce, 40, of Helderkruin, Roodepoort, South Africa, was killed February 15th in Iraq in a mortar attack. One other DynCorp International employee and four Iraqis were injured in the same attack, which occurred in Baghdad at approximately 6:30 a.m. local time.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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