US Urges Americans to Leave Iraq Immediately

American citizens were urged to stay away from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to risks of missiles, drones, and rockets in Iraqi airspace.

A general view shows the U.S. embassy across the Tigris river in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Jan. 3, 2020. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad urged all American citizens to leave Iraq immediately on March 14.

“U.S. citizens should leave Iraq now,” according to a security alert posted by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday.