US Preparing to Partially Evacuate Iraq Embassy Over Regional Security Risks

KONTAN.CO.iD - WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD. The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, U.S. and Iraqi sources said on Wednesday.

The four U.S. and two Iraqi sources did not specify which security risks had prompted the decision and reports of the potential evacuation pushed up oil prices by more than 4%.