After being withdrawn for security reasons, a portion of the US embassy staff in Baghdad has returned.
A portion of the US embassy staff in Baghdad has returned to work after being temporarily evacuated due to security concerns surrounding the war between Israel and Iran.
A video recording on Saturday showed two helicopters landing at the US embassy compound in the Green Zone in central Baghdad, with a number of employees disembarking from them.
On June 12, the day before the outbreak of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, the US State Department ordered the withdrawal of non-essential staff from its embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil.
A US official confirmed that additional personnel were withdrawn later on June 21 and 22.
On June 21, the US Embassy in Baghdad warned its citizens against traveling to Iraq for any reason.
She explained that both the embassy in Baghdad and the consulate in Erbil have temporarily suspended routine visa services, but remain open for consular services to US citizens.
Some news websites close to armed factions in Iraq had previously reported that all US embassy staff had left the embassy compound last Friday. link