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State Department ends "ordered departure" for U.S. mission in Iraq; travel advisory remains at Level 4
Summary
Secretary Rubio announced the State Department has ended the ordered departure status for U.S. mission personnel in Iraq and said temporarily relocated staff will begin a gradual return to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil; the travel advisory for Iraq remains at Level 4 (do not travel).
Secretary Rubio announced that the State Department ended the ordered departure status for U.S. mission personnel in Iraq and said personnel who were temporarily relocated outside the country will begin a gradual return to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil. The statement said the State Department’s travel advisory for Iraq remains at Level 4 — “do not travel.”
The announcement matters because it changes the operational posture of U.S. diplomatic missions in Iraq without lifting…
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