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By bnm Gulf bureau The US Embassy in Baghdad denied closing its compound on June 20, reaffirming its commitment to advancing American policy priorities in Iraq, an official press release stated.
The firefighting system in the massive $736 million embassy complex in Baghdad has potential safety problems that top U.S. officials dismissed in their rush to declare construction largely ...
The State Department is ordering the departure of all nonessential staff from its embassy in Baghdad due to concern over increased security risks in the region, according to two State Department ...
The State Department is preparing to order the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to the potential for regional unrest, two U.S. officials said.
That gives them an option on whether to leave the country. The Pentagon is standing by to support a potential evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, another U.S. official said.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties, the Iraqi military said. There was no immediate ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 10 -- Lt. Gen. William S. Wallace, commander of the Army's V Corps, has worked out of desolate, sand-whipped tent cities in Kuwait and Iraq in recent weeks.
U.S. officials are finalizing plans for a U.S. embassy to replace the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad after June 30. Most embassy workers will live in the fortified area of Baghdad ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is preparing to order the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to the p ...
WASHINGTON — The State Department is preparing to order the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to the potential for regional unrest, two U.S. officials ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives on Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport, in Hagerstown, Md., on his was to Camp David, Md., Sunday, June 8, 2025.