{"id":50408,"date":"2020-01-03T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50408"},"modified":"2020-01-03T14:42:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:42:49","slug":"american-oil-workers-in-iraq-exiting-country-at-us-government-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50408","title":{"rendered":"American Oil Workers In Iraq Exiting Country At US Government Request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/us-urges-all-americans-depart-iraq-immediately-orders-oil-workers-out\">American Oil Workers In Iraq Exiting Country At US Government Request<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours after the US drone attack which killed IRGC Quds Force General Qasem Suleimani, the US State Department issued an emergency alert urging all American citizens currently in Iraq to&nbsp;<strong>depart the country&nbsp;&#8220;immediately&#8221; due to &#8220;heightened tensions&#8221; in the region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While urging Americans to take the earliest flights out of the country, it also informed citizens\u00a0<strong>they must stay away from the US Embassy in Iraq<\/strong>, after earlier this week the Green Zone compound was stormed by pro-Iranian protesters and the outer walls set on fire.\u00a0The US Embassy in Baghdad has already suspended\u00a0all public consular activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelGov\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1161276312545300482\/IggimHZW_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelGov\"><strong><\/strong><strong>\u2714<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelGov\/status\/1213011491777060864\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash\">#Iraq<\/a>: Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, we urge U.S. citizens to depart Iraq immediately. Due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the U.S. Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended. U.S. citizens should not approach the Embassy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some European countries have also begun issuing travel alerts for their citizens in Iraq, with the French government informing people to avoid any public or large gatherings, and to stay &#8220;prudent and discreet&#8221; while also avoiding taking photographs in public venues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, foreign oil workers have begun departing Iraq, with&nbsp;Iraq\u2019s Oil Ministry confirming early Friday that \u201ca number of employees with US citizenship\u201d working for oil companies in the south are&nbsp;<strong>readying to depart the country \u201cin response to the request of their government.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ministry asserts that the conditions are normal in oil fields throughout Iraq. Production and export were not affected,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/middleeast\/live-news\/baghdad-airport-strike-live-intl-hnk\/h_7ca5377b755091665e66e8d622b9a228\">the statement added<\/a>, underscoring that the request for Americans to evacuate oil fields did not come from Baghdad authorities, but from Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Oil Workers In Iraq Exiting Country At US Government Request Hours after the US drone attack which killed IRGC Quds Force General Qasem Suleimani, the US State Department issued an emergency alert urging all American citizens currently in Iraq to&nbsp;depart the country&nbsp;&#8220;immediately&#8221; due to &#8220;heightened tensions&#8221; in the region. 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