Over 70 S. Korean nationals evacuate from Iraq amid war in Middle East

Over 70 South Korean corporate workers based in Iraq have been evacuated to safety over the past two weeks amid the continuing war in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. A total of 72 workers left Iraq for neighboring countries between March 18 and Monday on the advice of the South Korean Embassy in Iraq, with assistance from embassy staff, according to the ministry. Of them, 12 relocated to nearby countries, including Kuwait and Turkey, on Monday as the security situation worsen

By The Korea Herald