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June 18, 2014

Blackwater Operatives Tried for Nisoor Square Massacre Following Years of Delay 
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A trial is underway after years of delays for four Blackwater operatives
accused of killing civilians in the 2007 massacre at Baghdad's Nisoor
Square. The suspects are charged for the deaths of 14 of the 17 Iraqi
civilians who died when their Blackwater unit indiscriminately opened
fire. The case has lagged for years with prosecutors accused of dragging
their feet and a lower court's dismissal of the charges in 2009. In
opening statements on Tuesday, prosecutors said the operatives had lied
about the presence of insurgents in order to cover up their crime.

 

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