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Truck driver shot was a US KBR employee
The truck driver shot and killed by Australian troops in Baghdad after he ignored signals to stop at a security checkpoint for the Australian Embassy was working for the major US contractor KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton.
Monday, January 15, 2007

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US embassy confirms kidnapping of citizen in Iraq: Interpreters found murdered
Two Iraqi interpreters kidnapped along with an American citizen a day ago have been found murdered in central Basra, a spokesperson for the British military said on Saturday. "I confirm the disappearance of the American. He is a private security contractor," US embassy spokesman Louis Fintor said.
Saturday, January 6, 2007

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Answers about contractors killed in Iraq continue to elude relatives
Family members of some of the more than 650 civilian contractors who have died or disappeared in Iraq say they're struggling to get information about their loved ones, how they died, what happened, who's to blame.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007

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2 Americans, 4 Afghans Killed in Bombing
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a compound for security contractors in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two Americans and four Afghans, a company official and witnesses said. The bomber attacked on foot as the men left the Kandahar city compound of the Houston-based security company USPI.
Wednesday, December 6, 2006

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SOC-SMG Contractor to receive medal
In a ceremony Monday at Fort Bragg, Brian James Wagoner will be awarded the Defense of Freedom medal, which was created in 2001 to honor killed or injured private contractors or civilian employees of the Department of Defense. He was killed in Iraq from an improvised roadside bomb.
Monday, November 27, 2006

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Civilian contractor deaths in Iraq updated
665 employees of private contractors have died in the war, according to casualty statistics released this week by the Labor Department. The data is current through Thursday. Includes partial breakdown by companies.
Thursday, November 23, 2006

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Former Arkansas Police Officer Killed in Iraq
Brian M. Brian, a former police officer from Camden, Arkansas, was killed this morning when the military convoy in which he was traveling was involved in an IED attack. Mr. Brian, 58, was working as an international police liaison officer (IPLO) with DynCorp International, and had been in Iraq since June.
Monday, October 23, 2006

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In Iraq, contractor deaths near 650, legal fog thickens
In response to questions from Reuters, a Labor Department spokesman said there had been 647 claims for death benefits between March 1, 2003, and Sept. 30, 2006.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

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Police Trainer from Maine Killed in Iraq
Darrell L. Wetherbee, a former police officer from New Gloucester, Maine, was killed by sniper fire in Iraq today. Mr. Wetherbee, 46, was working as an international police liaison officer (IPLO) with DynCorp International.
Monday, September 18, 2006

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Army IDs Cochise Contractor Killed In Iraqi Bomb Blast
The Pentagon said 39-year-old Carey Robinson died Monday when the vehicle he was riding in hit a roadside bomb. Robinson was working with Alabama's Army Engineering and Support Center for Tampa-based Cochise Consultancy.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

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N.C. man killed while working for contractor in Iraq
A North Carolina man who had been working for a military contractor, Cochise Consultancy, in Iraq for less than a month was killed when his vehicle struck a roadside mine. Also Army IDs Huntsville Center Coalition Munitions Clearance Program contractors who died in Iraq.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006

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13 Americans still listed as missing
American military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said Tuesday that there were still 13 Americans missing in Iraq — two soldiers and 11 civilians.
Thursday, June 22, 2006

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Silent Partners
More than 300 of them have been killed in Iraq’s postwar war. Yet they are not Coalition troops, Shiite pilgrims, Baathist leftovers or al-Qaeda terrorists. In fact, even though their numbers reach into the thousands, they aren’t part of any military—at least not officially. Instead, they are private contractors, hired to provide everything from security to hot meals.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

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Civilian contractors: Invisible Casualties of Iraq
American-employed civilian contractors are dying at an average of 14 each month. Nearly five times more civilians have died than troop losses suffered by Great Britain, the United States' most important military ally in Southwest Asia.
Friday, February 24, 2006

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Two DynCorp International Police Trainers Killed in Southern Iraq
Two international police liaison officers (IPLO) were killed yesterday in Iraq when a roadside bomb hit their convoy near the city of Basra.
Thursday, January 19, 2006

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Two DynCorp International Employees Among 12 Killed in Iraq Black Hawk Crash
Two DynCorp police liaison officers were among those killed when the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in crashed in Iraq on January 7. They were returning from their leaves in the United States to their camps in the Mosul region when the crash occurred.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006

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4 KBR Contractors Killed in Collision at Iraq Base
Four civilian contractors who died in western Iraq on New Year's Day were subcontractors of Halliburton subsidiary KBR, Halliburton confirmed Monday.
Friday, January 6, 2006

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St. Paul Officer Part of Complex Contractor Industry
When a roadside bomb killed St. Paul Police Officer Kyle Kaszynski Thursday morning in Baghdad, Kaszynski died in the line of duty. But his duty at that moment was to a private security firm, Crucible Inc.
Sunday, December 25, 2005

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America's Unsung War Dead
When America marked the death last month of the 2,000th US service member in Iraq, many commented that this was a meaningless milestone made up by the media and no more important than any other death figures. They were in fact right, but not for the reason they thought. America actually reached the milestone of 2,000 long before. The reason, however, nobody commented about it was that these fatalities came from America's other army; that of the private sector. As of November 14, at least 280 coalition contractors have been killed.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005

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Attack killed KBR contractors in Iraq
Four U.S. contractors working for Houston-based Halliburton's KBR subsidiary were killed last month when their convoy took a wrong turn, drove into a town north of Baghdad and was attacked by a mob, a senior U.S. military official said Saturday. There was no explanation for the military not reporting the deaths earlier.
Monday, October 24, 2005