The State Department on Sunday announced it ordered any eligible family members and nonemergency government personnel on Friday to leave the United States Embassy in Iraq, citing a recent increase in "threats."
The U.S. military reportedly thwarted a drone attack against its forces in Iraq early on Wednesday as anti-American sentiment grows in the Middle East amid Israel's war with Gaza.
The U.S. military said last week that the attack led to no casualties. Continued medical screening identified cases of TBI characterized as mild by CENTCOM on Wednesday.
Armed drones attacked Arbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a statement Saturday.