Yesterday, the United States of America called on its citizens to leave Iraq immediately, a few hours after the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Qassem Soleimani was killed by an American bombing in Baghdad, as was the killing of the leader of the Popular Mobilization, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in the same operation. While Iraqi President Barham Salih called on the Iraqis to show restraint, the Iraqi army said that targeting the engineer is a clear departure from the specific tasks of the American forces.

In details, the embassy said in a statement: “Given the escalation of tensions in Iraq and the region, the US embassy urges all citizens to comply with the travel instructions in January 2020, and to leave Iraq immediately. American citizens must leave by air if possible, and if this is not possible, they must travel to other countries by land. ”

In connection, the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced yesterday the departure of a number of American employees working in the oil sector of the country, according to the request of their country's embassy to leave Iraq "immediately". "Many American employees left Iraq in response to the request of their government," said ministry spokesman Asim Jihad.

And in Baghdad, Iraqi President Barham Saleh yesterday called on the Iraqis to show restraint against the background of the killing of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in a US air raid at Baghdad International Airport.

Saleh said in a press statement, "We condemn this aggression, which affected security leaders belonging to the Iraqi establishment, and which undoubtedly will have security implications and repercussions in Iraq and the region."

He added: "We call for restraint, to prevail over the voice of reason and wisdom, to present the supreme interest, adhere to our unity, overcome differences, and protect the sovereignty and security of Iraq." For his part, the speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, condemned the American air strike and considered it a violation of sovereignty.

He said in a statement, "What took place in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport to target a military commander belonging to the Iraqi military establishment is a flagrant violation of sovereignty, and a violation of international conventions."

He called for "to keep Iraq from being a battleground or a party to any regional or international conflict."

For its part, the Iraqi army condemned the air strike carried out by the American forces on Baghdad airport, and said it was a clear departure from the specific tasks of the American forces.

"We confirm that what happened is a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of Iraq and a clear departure from the tasks of the specific American forces to combat (ISIS), and to provide support and support to the Iraqi forces," the army said in a statement.

In connection with the strike, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted on Twitter a video recording that he said Iraqis "dance on the street", to celebrate the death of Qassem Soleimani. Pompeo wrote in a tweet attached to the recording showing a crowd running in a street raising Iraqi flags and signs reading "Iraqis": "Iraqis are dancing in the street for freedom, expressing their gratitude that General Soleimani is no longer present." On the other hand, a US military official confirmed, yesterday, the arrival of "American military reinforcements to secure" the American embassy in Baghdad, after it was attacked by Iraqi militias last week. The US military official said that about 750 American soldiers began to arrive at the Washington embassy in Baghdad to secure it.

The Iraqi army: targeting the engineer is a clear departure from the specific tasks of the American forces.