Contractor evacuated from Iraq after Youtube video goes viral, Trump travel ban

Contractor Steven Gern claims he was removed from Iraq after a testimonial on Islam he released last week went ultra-viral.

Gern, a former Marine and current security contractor, posted a video to his Facebook in which he described a purported conversation between himself and local Iraqis regarding how an unaccompanied, unarmed American might be treated by locals.

The video amassed well over 50 million views across multiple accounts and platforms, as it correlated directly with the fake “Muslim ban” that had enraged leftists and Islamists around the world.

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In a series of recent updates, Gern states that he was forced to flee back to the United States due to death threats.

Gern explains that his video had reached 26 million views and Facebook locked him out of accessing his account. He tells viewers that he will upload all further updates to YouTube upon his return home, and also that he will likely never be welcome in Iraq again.

Many users have come to Gern’s defense, professing to know him personally and vouching for his credibility, as well as confirming that he was recently positioned in Iraq.

According to Gern’s statements, he would have been evacuated on, or around, February 2nd. All videos updates were posted to YouTube on February 5th – the same day as an Instagram post by a friend of Gern’s, welcoming him home.