As war starts in Syria, the company that tortured prisoners in Abu Ghraib may already be on the ground
A newly released report [pdf] reveals that there are US military contractors in Syria. The report emerged only a week after Donald Trump said America would withdraw from Syria. On 14 April, he bombed Syria with support from the UK and France. But one of the military contractors which may now be in Syria is owned by the same company which was responsible for the abuse and torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib following the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Timing?
The Young Turks network stated that the report [pdf], “which compiles data for U.S. contractors operating under authority of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM)”, listed Syria for the first time since Trump came to office, but:
It’s not clear whether the new data categories reflect Pentagon anticipation of long-term commitment of private U.S. personnel in Syria.
Although specific companies are not named, this information had been previously reported in 2016 by The Daily Beast:
The contract announcement said Six3 Intelligence Solutions—a private intelligence company recently acquired by CACI International—won a $10 million no-bid Army contract to provide “intelligence analysis services.” According to the Pentagon, the work will be completed over the next year in Germany, Italy and, most notably, Syria.
Six3 Intelligence Solutions was taken over by CACI International in 2013. Among other things, CACI provides “IT support and services, including information collection and data analysis, to the U.S. Intelligence Community and the military”. In 2003, CACI was in Iraq, because as its website states:
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