Is it safe to travel to Iraq Baghdad?


Is it safe to travel to Iraq Baghdad? Iraq - Level 4: Do Not Travel. Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest, and Mission Iraq's limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens.


What is the safest city in Iraq?

The safest bigger city to visit in Iraq is probably Erbil, and this city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a moderately big expat population. Any city in the Kurdistan region is one of the safer ones in Iraq.


Is Iraq friendly to tourists?

Official advice. Most governments advise against all travel to Iraq. Tourism in Southern Iraq is still preliminary. However, so was tourism in the Kurdistan region just a few years ago.


How safe is Baghdad now?

The capital has lived some pretty dark days in its recent past, but it's also one of the places which has seen the biggest security improvement. Nowadays, I personally believe that Baghdad is a safe city to travel to. There's a lot of security, you can walk around freely, and the locals are very nice.