New stage in the rise of tensions in the region: Washington ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel from its embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, Iraq, announced the US State Department Sunday October 22. This order, dated Friday but announced Sunday, was given “due to increasing security threats to United States personnel and interests”.
It concerns “eligible family members [d’employés] and non-essential employees » of the American diplomatic mission in Iraq. He also calls on Americans not to travel to the country “due to terrorism, kidnappings, armed conflicts, uprisings and the limited ability of the mission in Iraq to provide assistance to American citizens”notes the press release, which is an update to its travel advice and warnings.
Several attacks have targeted military bases housing American troops in Iraq in recent days, where armed factions close to Iran threaten American interests because of Washington’s support for Israel, the target of a deadly attack on an unprecedented scale. precedent carried out on October 7 by the Islamist movement Hamas.
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