Evacuations In Iraq As Chaos Spreads -- The Telegraph
A sense of crisis is gripping Baghdad as radical jihadists make ground at rapid speed across northern Iraq on the roads towards the capital
A growing sense of panic was gripping Iraq last night as the al-Qaeda uprising in the country’s north led to US contractors being evacuated from the region and European countries ordering their citizens to leave Baghdad.
With militants threatening to advance on the capital, signs emerged of diplomats making preparations to leave the country in the event of civil war erupting.
Three planes carrying American diplomats and contractors stationed at a training mission at an Iraqi airbase in Balad, north of Baghdad, flew out amid fears that the base could be surrounded by the militants. Germany ordered all its citizens to leave the Iraqi capital, as did Turkey, which has already had 80 people kidnapped by the militants, including the consul to the northern city of Mosul.
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More News On foreigners Fleeing Iraq
US citizens evacuating Iraqi air base amid unrest -- The Hill
US companies evacuating Iraqi air base, say officials -- AFP
Americans being evacuated from Iraqi air base as militants advance -- FOX News
U.S. considering evacuation of embassy in Baghdad -- TBO.com
Diplomats, pilots and hired guns: Here are the Americans left in Iraq -- Washington Post
U.S. Citizens Warned Against All But Essential Travel To Iraq -- RTT News
Turkey calls on its citizens in Iraq to leave the country -- Hurriyet Daily News
Germany Urges Citizens to Leave Iraqi Capital -- AP
My Comment: These stories of evacuations are reminding me of another time in history .... Crumbling Iraq feels like the fall of Saigon -- John Keller, Military & Aerospace
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