ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The United States embassy in Baghdad warned on Wednesday that the Iranian proxy forces in Iraq may conduct more attacks against American citizens in the country despite a two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
“Iraqi terrorist militia groups aligned with Iran conducted multiple drone attacks in the vicinity of the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center and Baghdad International Airport on April 8. They may intend to conduct additional terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and targets associated with the United States throughout Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR),” said the embassy in a statement.
Following the ceasefire, the Iraqi and Kurdish authorities announced plans to resume flights, which had been largely halted since the US-Israel war against Iran began on February 28.
The embassy advised American citizens not to travel within Iraq by air as long as the risks of missile and drone attacks remain.
“U.S. citizens in Iraq should leave now via overland routes,” said the mission.
Shortly after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire, Iraqi armed groups operating under the banner of the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” announced a pause in their attacks across Iraq and the wider region.