US Nationals Warned Not to Travel to Iraq Day Before Iranian General Qassim Soleimani Killed in US Airstrike

US Nationals Warned Not to Travel to Iraq Day Before Iranian General Qassim Soleimani Killed in US Airstrike
Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire during a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2020. Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo
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The U.S. State Department updated its travel warning for Iraq advising Americans against traveling to the region a day before President Donald Trump authorized strikes that killed the Iranian regime’s top military official, Qassim Soleimani (also Qassem Soleimani), near Baghdad International Airport.

The update renewed the travel advisory level to “Level 4: Do Not Travel” and listed “terrorism, kidnapping, and armed conflict” among the reasons why American travelers should avoid traveling to Iraq.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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