Article: U.N. Begins Evacuating Relief Workers From Iraq

U.N. relief workers have begun to evacuate from Iraq following the withdrawal of U.N. weapons inspectors, a reliable U.N. source said on Wednesday.

The U.N. source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that the first group of U.N. humanitarian staff had already left Baghdad. However, the number is not immediately known.

All U.N. relief workers have been asked to leave Iraq on Wednesday following the evacuation of all U.N. arms inspectors from Iraq, said the source. This move came after chief U.N. arms inspector Richard Butler presented a report saying Iraq was not cooperating fully with the inspectors as promised one month ago. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz has accused Bulter of ...

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