US urges citizens not to visit Iraq on IS fall
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has warned American nationals against visiting Iraq on the first anniversary of the military defeat of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.
The embassy, in a statement, asked U.S. citizens currently in Iraq to stay indoors and take shelter from falling projectiles.
“In observance of the Liberation of Iraq from IS anniversary on December 10, residents of Baghdad should anticipate fireworks and celebratory gunfire throughout the city, to include the International Zone,” the alert said.
Last year, Iraqi officials declared that IS military presence in the country had been neutralized following a three-year conflict with the army backed by the U.S.-led coalition.
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