{"id":32406,"date":"2019-04-29T04:51:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T04:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/29\/blackwater-founder-erik-princes-new-company-has-reportedly-set-up-shop-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:22:09","slug":"blackwater-founder-erik-princes-new-company-has-reportedly-set-up-shop-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/04\/29\/blackwater-founder-erik-princes-new-company-has-reportedly-set-up-shop-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwater founder Erik Prince\u2019s new company has reportedly set up shop in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blackwater founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/21\/mattis-is-out-and-blackwater-is-back-we-are-coming\/\" target=_blank>Erik Prince\u2019s new company<\/a> is reportedly operating in Iraq, a country from which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/21\/report-trump-eyes-major-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>his former company was banned<\/a> for killing civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A subsidiary of Frontier Services Group, a security and logistics company Prince founded in Hong Kong, has set up shop in Basra, Iraq, BuzzFeed News reported Saturday, citing official documents. The subsidiary, the Dubai-based Frontier Logistics Consultancy DMCC, has officially registered as a foreign company with Iraq\u2019s Ministry of Trade, an official document from last year shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, Prince told Al Jazeera that he hoped to see FSG supporting oil operations in countries like Iraq. Their subsidiary is operating out of Basra, which is located in the oil-rich southern region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince, a former Navy SEAL, founded FSG with Chinese funding in 2014 after resigning as the CEO of the infamous private military company Blackwater in 2009. Blackwater, which already had a bad reputation for suspected misconduct and fraud, was banned from Iraq in 2007 after contractors opened fire on unarmed civilians in Baghdad\u2019s Nissour Square. The team killed 14 Iraqi civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With support from CITIC, a Chinese state-owned investment group, Prince founded FSG. And, like Blackwater, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/08\/02\/blackwater-founder-wants-to-run-the-afghan-air-war-with-his-private-air-force\/\" target=_blank>Prince\u2019s new company is no stranger to controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/05\/heres-the-blueprint-for-erik-princes-5-billion-plan-to-privatize-the-afghanistan-war\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blackwater-small.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s the blueprint for Erik Prince\u2019s $5 billion plan to privatize the Afghanistan war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. has spent $1 trillion in Afghanistan. The Blackwater founder asks, is it time to try something new?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only have critics targeted Prince for training Chinese security forces in support of Chinese strategic initiatives, but earlier this year, he was sharply criticized for FSG\u2019s decision to build a training base in Xinjiang province, where Beijing has been accused of violating human rights in a sweeping crackdown on the local Muslim Uighur minority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xinjiang is a key stop on the China-centric trade initiative Washington has sought to throttle, perceiving it as a Chinese influence operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am a businessman, not a politician, but I am also a proud American who would never do anything against my country&#8217;s national interest,&#8221; Prince, brother of the Education Secretary Betsy Devos, previously told Bloomberg. He has also denied any involvement in FSG&#8217;s plans for Xinjiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince stepped down as the chairman of FSG in December of last year to make way for new Chinese leadership, but the businessman maintains a position on the board. At this time, it is unclear to what degree he may or may not have been involved in FSG&#8217;s decisions to operate in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, critics are concerned. &#8220;This should sound alarm bells for the Iraqi government, who expelled Blackwater from Iraq for deadly behavior,&#8221; Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat and critic of Prince and his dealings, told BuzzFeed News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FSG reportedly did not provide comment when questioned about its activities in Iraq. The company has not officially acknowledged operations in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More from Business Insider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2666 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/erik-prince-admits-august-2016-trump-tower-meeting-al-jazeera-interview-2019-3\">In wild interview, Trump associate Erik Prince acknowledges a 2nd Trump Tower meeting he may have forgotten to disclose under oath<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2666 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/erik-prince-bio-photos-blackwater-spy-navy-seal-steve-bannon-senate-2017-10\">Meet Erik Prince, former Navy SEAL and founder of the most notorious security contractor who Steve Bannon wants to run for Senate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2666 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/erik-prince-wickr-investing-in-privacy-apps-blackwater-2017-9\">America\u2019s most notorious security contractor is quietly investing in privacy 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