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| US Consulate workers to leave Turkey |
| 2016-10-30 |
| The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns. In a statement issued Saturday, the State Department says the decision is based on security information indicating extremist groups are continuing aggressive efforts to attack U.S. citizens in areas of Istanbul where they reside or frequent. The Consulate General remains open and fully staffed. The order applies only to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, not to other U.S. diplomatic posts in Turkey. The travel warning issued Saturday updates a warning last week of increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey. U.S. citizens were advised to avoid travel to southeast Turkey and carefully consider the risks of travel to and throughout the country. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #2 "Have they NEO'd the military outfits yet? And why not?" - I don't see this happening any time soon. The bases there are the primary FOB for strikes/intel work vis vis ISIS/Syria. I haven't seen anything about a drawdown of actual military units. US mil dependents were removed back in March but not sure if they returned. Kinda doubt the dependents have returned given the coup and now this from DoS. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2016-10-30 11:39 |
| #1 Have they NEO'd the military outfits yet? And why not? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-10-30 09:02 |