US urges contractor to evacuate workers from Kuwait and Iraq over worries of Iran-backed attacks
Kuwait, and at Martyr Brigadier General Ali Flaih airbase and Erbil in Iraq. Employees claimed having [inadequate protections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/us-contractors-stranded-kuwait), receiving limited communications from the company about evacuation plans and being pressured to remain