Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received a phone call that he had been dreading since he took the premiership in May. On the line was U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said Washington was considering moving its embassy in Baghdad either to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, or to the al-Asad […]
A New US Embassy in Iraq?
Security issues aside, Washington is letting Baghdad know that it can and perhaps will reduce its footprint.
