[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Three planeloads of Americans have been evacuated from a major Iraqi air base north of Storied Baghdad as Al Qaeda-aligned bully boyz have toppled cities in the country's north and threaten to advance toward Storied Baghdad.The planes, loaded with diplomats and contractors stationed at an Iraqi airbase in Balad, flew out amid fears that the base could be surrounded by the bully boys.
The passengers included 12 U.S. government officials and military personnel who have been training Iraqi forces to use fighter jets and surveillance drones.