A GWENT father-of-two working as a security guard in Iraq was killed when his vehicle was blown up by an insurgents' roadside bomb just two days before he planned to return home.
Kenneth David Clarke, 39, suffered multiple burns in the attack on June 11 last year.
Ex-soldier Mr Clarke, from Brynmawr, was in the lead vehicle of a five-strong convoy of lorries transporting ammunitions to and from American Forces base 100 miles north of Baghdad.
His widow Karen Clarke told Newport Coroners Court her husband had been unhappy working for Dubai-based company Rover Global Services and was concerned for his safety. He was due to return home on June 13.
Mr Clarke had two teenage children, Megan and Matthew.
A pathologist report said Mr Clarke died from extensive full-body burns.
Gwent Coroner David Bowen recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
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