Rocket strike near Exxon compound in Iraq wounds local workers and prompts evacuations

Security incident near Exxon operations in southern Iraq caused injuries to local workers and the evacuation of Exxon staff; the company did not immediately comment, per the report.

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- Location: near Zubair and Rumeila oil fields, Basra province, southern Iraq
- Impact: one rocket hit inside a compound housing Exxon Mobil and other companies
- Casualties: three local workers wounded, one seriously
- Evacuations: 40 Exxon Mobil staffers reportedly evacuated from the compound
- Exxon Mobil did not respond to requests for comment in the article
- Earlier in May, Exxon evacuated staff from West Qurna 1, per the report

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