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Iraqis were bitterly disappointed on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump pardoned four Blackwater security guards given lengthy sentences for killing 14 civilians in Baghdad in 2007.
Hassan Jabir, a survivor of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in the country s capital, relived the horror of the moment he was shot.
“Blackwater contractors are criminals, they killed innocent people and maimed others,” Mr Jabir told
The National. and sparked outrage in Iraq over the use of private security guards in war zones.
Mr Jabir, who suffered severe injuries to his back, hands and abdomen, said Mr Trump’s decision is a breach of international law and human rights.
Iraq massacre survivors disappointed by Trump s pardoning of Blackwater guards
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Iraq massacre survivors disappointed as Trump pardons Blackwater guards
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