{"id":241344,"date":"2020-01-04T03:41:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T08:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241344"},"modified":"2020-01-04T03:41:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T08:41:47","slug":"cancel-travel-to-iraq-prepare-in-case-of-mandatory-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/04\/cancel-travel-to-iraq-prepare-in-case-of-mandatory-evacuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancel travel to Iraq; prepare in case of mandatory evacuation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DFA also called on all Filipinos to \u201ccancel, until further notice, any travel to Iraq in view of the current situation in the country.” (Pixabay Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday called on Filipinos to cancel travel to Iraq and to “coordinate closely” with the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad in case of a mandatory evacuation.<\/p>\n

“Filipinos in Iraq are strongly advised to coordinate closely with the Philippine Embassy and their employers in the event mandatory evacuation will be necessary,” the department said in a statement sent through DFA Assistant Secretary Eduardo Me\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n

The DFA also called on all Filipinos to \u201ccancel, until further notice, any travel to Iraq in view of the current situation in the country.”<\/p>\n

The advisory came after the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran’s elite Quds force, due to an airstrike at the Baghdad International Airport.<\/p>\n

Me\u00f1ez said the situation in Iraq is being closely monitored and the DFA is “prepared to send a rapid response team should it be deemed necessary.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the department asked all Filipinos in Iraq to immediately contact the embassy in case of emergency at (+964) 781-606-6822, (+964) 751-616-7838, and (+964) 751-876-4665; via email at baghdad.pe@dfa.gov.ph; and\/or via facebook page: Philippine Embassy in Iraq.<\/p>\n

Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, the US earlier urged all Americans to “depart Iraq immediately” and avoid its embassy in the country.<\/p>\n

On Friday night, the United Nations called for restraint, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying the world “cannot afford” another war in the Gulf.<\/p>\n

“The Secretary-General has consistently advocated for de-escalation in the Gulf. He is deeply concerned with the recent escalation. This is a moment in which leaders must exercise maximum restraint. The world cannot afford another war in the Gulf,” Guterres’ deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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