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October 7, 2009

DynCorp Guards Flee Iraq After Incident with Iraqi Troops
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In other news, the Washington Post is reporting four guards with the
private military company Dyn Corp have fled Iraq after a confrontation
with Iraqi troops. A Dyn Corp employee says Iraqi troops detained and
abused the guards after stopping them at a Green Zone entrance. An Iraqi
official said the confrontation escalated after one of the Dyn Corp
guards struck the Iraqi captain in charge. The Dyn Corp employee says
the guards were then badly beaten by Iraqi troops, a claim denied by
Iraqi officials.



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