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Manila: The Philippine government on Wednesday ordered the mandatory evacuation of around 5,000 Filipinos in Iraq following attacks by Iran on facilities housing US troops. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the alert in Iraq was raised to a level requiring Filipinos working and living in the area to leave for their safety.
“As a result of the government’s coordination meetings on the situation in the Middle East, the alert level in the entire Iraq has been raised to alert level 4 calling for mandatory evacuation,” department spokesman Eduardo Menez said. (DPA)
“As a result of the government’s coordination meetings on the situation in the Middle East, the alert level in the entire Iraq has been raised to alert level 4 calling for mandatory evacuation,” department spokesman Eduardo Menez said. (DPA)
