The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has urged American citizens to 'depart Iraq immediately' after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian military commander, spiking tension in Iraq and the Middle East.
The targeted killing of Major-General Qasem Soleimani, leader of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has drawn promises of retaliation from Tehran.
In a security alert issued Friday morning, the U.S. Embassy in Iraq has told American citizens to "depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land.", spiking tension in Iraq and the Middle East., the U.S. Embassy told citizens to "depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land."
The targeted killing of Major-General Qasem Soleimani, leader of the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has drawn
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