Dabbakeh Saleh, a spokesman of the International Society of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Iraq, told TOI over phone from Baghdad that the situation was tense. "We continue to provide food and essentials to the stranded people."
Asked about 39 abducted Indians in Iraq, he said, "There is no headway in tracing them. We are worried about eight lakh displaced people and you are talking about 39 Indians,'' he said.
Talking to TOI, Indian ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain said, "We are in touch with Kuwaiti foreign ministry officials. They have assured us of all help in case there is a need for evacuation.''
There is a 240-km common border between Kuwait and Iraq and the ongoing strife is not on the side of Kuwait. Jain said flights were operating as usual out of Baghdad, Basra, Erbil and Al Najaf.
Though flights were operating, it would be suicidal to get to the airport as fighters were all along the road, Salehsaid.
Iraq is witnessing a serious strife with Sunni militants capturing two key cities and marching towards Baghdad. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been displaced in the strife that broke out on June 10.
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