Oh yes, God please help him. A brother of one of my dearest friends is a contractor in Iraq. Although he's based in Kuwait, he travels intermittently to Baghdad. He mentioned that his family gets so stressed when they know he's going to Baghdad, he doesn't tell them now until he has returned. I'm sure the notified family of this gentleman is horrified. Prayers going out for all concerned.
Do the contractors (eg the brother of your friend) have security services of some sort with them while they work? I've never been able to acquire information on whether the contractors have some sort of private (armed) security service watching their backs. Might you know? Thanks.
My best friend is back from Iraq for R/R he goes back May 19th for 6 months ... glad he's back now. At least I know it's not my friend who was kidnapped ... my prayers for that persons family