US Pulls Some Government Employees From Iraq

Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq after repeated U.S. expressions of concern about threats from Iran.
US Pulls Some Government Employees From Iraq
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a briefing on Iran at the State Department in Washington on April 8, 2019. Reuters/Yuri Gripas
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BAGHDAD, Iraq—Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from Iraq on Wednesday, May 15, after repeated U.S. expressions of concern about threats from Iranian-backed forces.

The U.S. State Department has ordered the pullout of the employees from both the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, the embassy said in a statement.