British soldiers in Iraq lured by security jobs in private sector
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British soldiers in Iraq, especially members of the elite Special Air Service, are being lured by high pay offered by private security companies and more than 100 SAS troops have already left, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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Jerry Zovko&#39;s contract with Blackwater USA looked straightforward: He would earn $600 a day guarding convoys that carried food for US troops in Iraq.
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&quot;We go to work with a military escort. We come back here with a military escort. It's like being in an open prison,&quot; said a British worker in this southern Nigerian oil town.
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Hundreds of British soldiers arrived at their base near Baghdad in a deployment aimed at provide cover for U.S. troops considering a new assault on Iraqi insurgents, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits reduced and promotions forgotten...
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Security forces are dying at a rate of 4 to 1 compared with US troops. But pay and hope for better future still draw recruits.
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Troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan by criminals are to get compensation, says the MoD.
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For nearly a year, citizen soldiers from Ohio have been guarding the gates of Army and Air Force bases in the United Kingdom, Italy and Belgium.
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Houston: After HR, Finance and Accounting and supply chain Management, large corporations and government agencies are turning to outside contractors for security.
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A young army private who received Britain's highest military honour but who paid a physical and emotional price for his heroism in Iraq has been promoted to lance corporal.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2004 -- A British armored battle group of about 850 soldiers, led by the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch Regiment, has deployed from Basra, Iraq, to an area south
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Part-time soldiers play an "integral part" in Britain's defence and need better training and support, MPs say.
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Â· US guards start work after civilian deaths Â· Iraq to end immunity for security firms
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Hundreds of British soldiers being deployed to provide cover for U.S. troops have arrived at their base near Baghdad, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
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The killing of 17 Iraqis by Blackwater contractors puts the spotlight on private security companies. Who are these guns for hire, and who pays when they mess up?
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BASRA CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE, Iraq The British soldiers spent more than an hour drilling the Iraqi army recruits in how to use key equipment needed to defend Basra from deadly mobs: body-size shields and menacing red batons.
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The U.S. occupation in Iraq has become a potent recruiting tool for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, top U.S. national security officials told Congress Wednesday.