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Australia is following the United States and evacuating embassy staff from strife-torn Iraq, officials said Monday. |
“Due to the very challenging security environment we are unlikely to be able to provide the level of consular assistance that might be expected,” says Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs |
Australia is following the United States and evacuating embassy staff from strife-torn Iraq, officials said Monday. "Due to the deteriorating security situation, a number of Australian officials have been withdrawn from Baghdad," the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned the 90-plus Australians left in Baghdad that they will receive limited consular help as the crisis deepens. |
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AUSTRALIAN and US embassy staff in Baghdad are being evacuated as terror sweeps Iraq following the release of images showing captured troops being massacred. |