U.S. to 'Relocate' Some Personnel from Baghdad Embassy

With militants knocking on Baghdad's door, the massive U.S. Embassy will temporarily relocate some staff to facilities in Basra and Erbil as well as to Amman in Jordan, the State Department announced Sunday

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement that additional U.S. security personnel will be deployed to the embassy.

The embassy in Baghdad is one of the largest U.S. embassies in the world, with a staff of about 5,500. The facility is located within the heavily fortified Green Zone where other Iraqi government departments are also housed

Psaki said the embassy will remain open "and will continue to engage daily with Iraqis and their elected leaders –- supporting them as they strengthen Iraq’s constitutional processes and defend themselves from imminent threats." Read more...

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U.S. to 'Relocate' Some Personnel from Baghdad Embassy