A British security contractor faces charges in an Iraqi court in the killings of two co-workers in Baghdad’s Green Zone early Sunday, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
Briton held over death of 2 contractors in Baghdad
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Iraq transfers American contractors to U.S. custody
Two American contractors being held by Iraqi authorities were handed over to U.S. custody on Sunday, the U.S. Embassy said
2 more U.S. contractors released from Iraqi custody
Two more U.S.
Judge orders release of 3 U.S. contractors held in Iraq
Three of five Americans contractors detained in Baghdad have been ordered released by an Iraqi judge, because of insufficient evidence, a court spokesman said Thursday. The other two other contractors remain in custody, according to Judge Abdul Sattar al-Beeraqdar, a spokesman for Iraq’s Higher Judicial Council.
American found blindfolded, stabbed in Baghdad
An American man was found bound, blindfolded and fatally stabbed in a car in Iraq’s heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraqi security forces said Saturday.
Lawmaker linked to attacks, Iraqi authorities say
Iraqi authorities Sunday linked a Sunni Arab lawmaker to a series of attacks and insurgent plots, including an April 2007 bombing that killed two of his own colleagues. The lawmaker, Mohammed al-Daini, denied the allegations in a televised statement and accused the government of “political blackmail.” But an Iraqi military spokesman showed videotaped statements from al-Daini’s bodyguards that appeared to implicate him in the plots.