State Department Issued Travel Security Alerts for the Center East

If you or somebody you already know is at the moment within the area and looking for steerage on what to do or how you can depart, please seek the advice of the Security Alerts revealed by U.S. Embassies. These alerts are usually up to date and supply very important particulars on journey situations, shelter-in-place directives, and border operations. You can discover these alerts on the respective embassy web sites or here.

The State Department strongly encourages all U.S. residents touring or residing overseas to enroll within the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). STEP allows you to obtain real-time security updates instantly from U.S. embassies and makes it simpler for officers to contact you throughout emergencies.

For country-specific updates, confer with:

Contact Information:

• U.S. Embassy Jerusalem: +972-2-630-4000 | JerusalemACS@state.gov
• U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv: +972-3-519-7575 | TelAvivACS@state.gov
• U.S. Embassy Amman (Jordan): +962-6-590-6000 | Amman-ACS@state.gov
• U.S. Embassy Baghdad (Iraq): +964-760-030-3000 | BaghdadACS@state.gov
• U.S. Consulate Erbil (Iraq): +964-66-211-4000 | ErbilACS@state.gov

  You may name the State Department’s Office of Overseas Citizens Services at:

• 1-888-407-4747 (from the U.S.)
• +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad)