V2X Workers Stranded in Iraq Amid Threats, Evacuation Blocked

0:00On April 5th, a V2X employee got killed in a drone strike on the herbal airbase in Iraqi Kurdistan, and now his co-workers are blowing the whistle on. The company for keeping nearly 300 staff there, mostly Americans, Indians, and Kenyans, despite rising threats from Iran, backed militants. Other defense firms like Lockheed Martin and Amentem pulled their people out weeks ago, but V2X says the danger isn't bad enough for a fool, evacuation. Those total reporters they're getting threats from bosses. If they leave on their own, it's a voluntary quit that'll lose their jobs and might get blacklisted forever. Management claims no legal duty to help, leaving folks filling abandoned in an unsecured hotel where anyone can wander in, making them prime targets. Employees describe a toxic vibe of fear, with leaders threatening jobs instead of calming nerves, especially after U.S. embassy alerts urging Americans. To get out of Iraq now, due to militia attacks on hotels, bases, and U.S. link spots.

1:02One source said there's zero safety plan, no checkpoints, just sitting ducks amid daily drone buzz. Meanwhile, some V2X managers bailed on March 24th, right after a base hit, calling themselves bigger targets while grilling staff to sniff. Out who talk to the press and hinting at payback. At another base, Balad, similar pressures hold workers in place with helmet mandates in nightly alerts, even after a half-started evacuation got. Scrapped over contract fears with Iraq. This mess highlights how a $252 million logistics deal might be trumping worker lives, stranding some in herbal when flights. Shut down, fueling widespread anger as tensions simmer on.