U.S. to Partially Evacuate Iraq Embassy
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The Western Journal on MSNNot Good: US Preparing to Evacuate 'All Nonessential Personnel' from Baghdad EmbassyThe State Department is reportedly ordering the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. It will also authorize non-essential personnel to leave from other Middle East nations in the region.
The announcement reflects a serious reassessment of the security situation in Iraq. The Department of State issued a stark warning, advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Iraq “for any reason” due to persistent threats including terrorism,
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNUS Urges Baghdad, Erbil to Carry Out ‘Constructive Dialogue’The United States has urged Baghdad and Erbil “to resolve their issues through constructive dialogue consistent with their constitutional responsibilities” after rising tension over the payment of salaries in the Kurdistan region.
The ordered departure of non-essential US personnel from Iraq also applies to staff at the US Consulate General in Erbil, the US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed to Rudaw English on Thursday, as regional tensions continue to boil over.
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Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSNAssad Intelligence Archive Sparks Controversy in IraqShabandar, the special envoy of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, has stirred political tensions in Baghdad amid speculation that he was handed sensitive intelligence files from the Syrian regime.
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Foreign energy firms continue operating normally in Iraq, a senior Iraqi official told Reuters on Thursday, after U.S. President Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place".
The decision comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran as nuclear talks appear to have stalled.
Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdish region in the country’s north in a long-running dispute over the the sharing of oil revenues.