The US embassy in Iraq on Thursday issued a security alert, warning that Iran-aligned armed groups have carried out “widespread” attacks on American citizens and US-linked sites across the country, including the Kurdish region in the north.
The embassy urged all US citizens to leave Iraq immediately and advised against visiting the embassy in Baghdad or the consulate in Erbil due to ongoing threats from missiles, drones, and rockets in Iraqi airspace.
It recommended that those departing use overland routes to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, or Turkiye, as Iraqi airspace remains closed.
