U.S. Citizen Services Archives

Security Alert: Iraq – U.S. Embassy Baghdad

Security Alert: Iraq – U.S. Embassy Baghdad (March 5, 2021) Location: Throughout Iraq Event: We advise that U.S. citizens in Iraq are at a high risk for violence and kidnapping. Threats may increase over the coming days accompanying the visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, including in northern Iraq and the Erbil area. We urge U.S. citizens to …

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 6 March, 2021 | Topics: Alert, U.S. Citizen Services

Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq, February 11-14, 2020

Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq, February 11-14, 2020 Location: Baghdad and Najaf Event: According to reports, large-scale demonstrations, events, and processions are expected to take place in Baghdad, February 11-13, as well as in Najaf on February 14. As with prior demonstrations, road closures, including in the Baghdad International Zone and in the …

By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 10 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services