State Department melder at den amerikanske ambassaden i Bagdad legger planer for evakuering av de ansatte, melder iraqinews.com

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is preparing contingency plans to evacuate its staff since ISIL has taken control over large swaths of Iraq, according to a U.S. State Department official.

The U.S. official also mentioned that the U.S. Embassy, United Nations and other foreign organizations with a presence in Iraq are “preparing contingency plans to evacuate employees.” ISIL has seized control of Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah and intends to create an Islamic state across the Iraq-Syria border.

Selv om tiltaket er forståelig kan det likevel bidra til å så tvil om USAs vilje og evne til å forsvare sine egne og dermed Irak.