The State Department urged US citizens Friday to leave Iraq immediately following an airstrike ordered by President Trump that killed Qasem Soleimani, a key Iranian military commander at Baghdad International Airport.
The State Department urged US citizens Friday to leave Iraq immediately following an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Qasem Soleimani, a key Iranian military commander at Baghdad International Airport.
"Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, we urge U.S. citizens to depart Iraq immediately," the State Department tweeted. US strike ordered by Trump kills top Iranian commander in BaghdadThey also warned that citizens"should not approach" the embassy in Baghdad and that all consular operations are suspended"due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the U.S. Embassy compound.
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