The 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.

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The Iraqi government temporarily closed Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Friday, citing rising regional tensions after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites. The high-security area, which hosts key […]

The source revealed to Kurdistan24: that the embassy staff had already begun transferring sensitive documents, equipment, and logistical supplies out of the embassy. As of this morning, local Iraqi employees were instructed not to report for work until further notice.

State Department orders departure of nonessential staff from embassy in Baghdad due to concern over increased security risks in the region.

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, U.S. and Iraqi sources said on Wednesday.

Malaysia has issued a travel advisory for Iran, Iraq and Jordan amid tensions between Iran and Israel, urging its citizens to defer non-essential travel