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US partially evacuating Iraq embassy and withdrawing military dependents from across region
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Donald Trump said he was withdrawing some of the American personnel deployed in the Middle East because it could be a “dangerous place” amid rising tensions.
The State Department said it had ordered the departure of all non-essential personnel and their dependents from its embassy in Baghdad.
