Blackwater sent personnel to Falluja on March 31 , 2004 . The company was hired by the U.S. government in 2003 as a private security contractor for Iraq and Afghanistan. Their differences set aside for the time being , the men hopped into their Pajeros and pulled out , heading to the heart of Falluja . The bodies were burned , beaten , dragged through the street and hung from a bridge . The men 's deaths sparked a U.S. military assault on the Iraqi city .
Blackwater sent personnel to Falluja on March 31 , 2004 . The company was hired by the U.S. government in 2003 as a private security contractor for Iraq and Afghanistan. The bodies were burned , beaten , dragged through the street and hung from a bridge . The men 's deaths sparked a U.S. military assault on the Iraqi city .