U.S. Personnel Continues To Evacuate Facilities In Mardin

MARDIN - U.S. personnel continued on Tuesday to evacuate facilities in southeastern Mardin province.
The U.S. personnel who were deployed in factories in Mardin Organized Industry Zone handed over the factories to the owners.
Activity continues in Kidas Thread Factory across Mardin Airport. The area which had earlier been arranged for helicopter ground is being turned into its former shape by work machines.
Currently, there are around 15 military vehicles and 10 containers in the factory.
The equipment is expected to be sent to Incirlik Air Base and Iskenderun this evening.
Kidas Thread Factory will be handed over to its owner soon and a limited number of U.S. soldiers will continue to stay in Mardin for a while.
(BRC-AÖ) 08.04.2003