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Family of Iraqi Mother Killed in Baghdad Sues Private Security Firm, U.S. Contractor, According to Burke O'Neil LLC
The family of slain Iraqi Marou Awanis has instructed the U.S.-based legal team of Burke O'Neil LLC, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Akeel & Valentine PLC to pursue legal claims against private security firm Unity Resources Group and the U.S. company that retained them in Iraq, RTI International.... A mother of three, Marou Awanis, 48, was killed on Oct. 9, 2007 when private security guards employed by Unity Resources opened fire on her car as she drove through Baghdad's Karada district, the lawsuit alleges.