US embassy in Baghdad urges citizens to ‘depart Iraq immediately’

The US embassy in Baghdad urges American citizens in Iraq to “depart immediately,” for fear of fallout from a US strike that killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders.

“US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land,” the embassy says in a statement.

The US strike hit outside Baghdad airport early Friday but security sources tell AFP it is still open to flights.

— AFP

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