Washington has ordered the evacuation of embassy staff in Iraq's capital Baghdad and from the consulate in Irbil. Those working there who are not necessary on site are to be evacuated.

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British diplomats have quit their Baghdad embassy after a "credible threat" of attack. The team, led by head of mission Chris Segar, evacuated the building after Tuesday's truck bombing of the UN ...

The Iraqi government has expelled the Swedish ambassador in Baghdad as a diplomatic row over the recent burning of a Quran in Stockholm intensifies. Swedish authorities evacuated their embassy ...

More than 120 refugee families who fled the ISIS attacks on Assyrian villages in northern Iraq and have been sheltered in a complex in Baghdad have been ordered to evacuate the premises to develop ...

British diplomats have quit their Baghdad embassy after a "credible threat" of attack. The team, led by head of mission Chris Segar, evacuated the building after Tuesday's truck bombing of the UN ...