US Raises Travel Alert For Iraq To Highest 'Do Not Travel' Level - State Department

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th May, 2019) The US government has raised its travel alert for Iraq to the highest level and asked Americans to refrain from visiting the country, the Department of State announced in a new travel advisory.

"Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, and armed conflict," the advisory said on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, the Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency US government personnel from the US Embassy in Baghdad and the US Consulate in Erbil.