The US Embassy in Iraq has issued a new security alert claiming that armed groups linked to Iran have carried out "widespread" attacks on American citizens and Washington-affiliated targets across Iraq, including the Kurdish region in Iraq.
The embassy urged American citizens to leave Iraq and not go to the embassy in Baghdad or the consulate general in Erbil due to the ongoing risk of missiles, drones and rockets in Iraqi airspace.
He advised those leaving to follow land routes to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, as airspace remains closed.
