All those working with "US Mission Iraq" -- embassy, consulate, and provincial reconstruction team employees and military personnel and contractors at State Dept.-funded facilities in Iraq -- are being warned of food supply disruptions, with some food types soon to be "severely limited or unavailable."

The memo gave no explanation as to why the food convoys have been delayed, but warned that their dining facilities (DFACS) would not be stocked as usual and that MREs might have to serve as a replacement for their regular food if the disruption was not soon corrected.

Though this memo only seems to apply those eating at cafeterias at US State Department facilities across Iraq, including US military personnel who eat at those cafeterias, news that food deliveries in Iraq are experiencing supply-side disruption theater-wide raises questions about whether US troops may be dealing with the similar supply challenges.

IraqSlogger has as yet been unable to determine how widespread the anticipated food shortage may be, but will update this story as more information comes available.

Food Delivery Delays