Iraq, U.S. deny plan to evacuate contractors from Iraq base Unlisted Video

According to a report by Reuters, on Saturday, Iraqi and US military spokesmen denied that US forces were preparing to evacuate hundreds of staff from Lockheed Martin and Sallyport Global from an Iraqi military base where they work as contractors. Four anonymous sources reportedly said that contractors were preparing to leave Balad military base, north of Baghdad, over 'potential security threats.