The 2004 Fallujah Blackwater incident occurred on March 31, 2004, when Iraqi insurgents attacked a convoy containing four American contractors from the private military company Blackwater USA who were conducting a delivery for food caterers ESS.[1]

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31 March 2004 Fallujah Blackwater incident
Part of Iraq War
Type	Ambush
Location	Fallujah, Iraq
Target	Blackwater USA personnel
Date	March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)
Executed by	Iraqi insurgents
Casualties	4 killed

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