Dear Clients, Partners and Friends,
we are pleased to update you on the current situation in Iraq as follows
1. Latest News
Attack on Kirkuk city limits
An attack towards security forces has been effected on 30 Jan 2015. The main road Kirkuk-Baghad has been temporary blocked because of security reasons.
Emirates lift off flights to Baghdad International until further notice Please be informed that Emirates, Ethiad, FlyDubai and other Airlines flights to Baghdad airport have been immediately stopped. The reason is some unclarified incident during landing procedure of an aircraft on January 26, 2015.
2. Security Situation
Due to the current crisis, the security situation in the various regions changes almost daily. Therefore, the below details are subject to change and without guarantee.
KRG region
The area is safe – no attacks are registered.
Deliveries and transit traffic are still possible without any obstacles or delays.
Central and South Iraq
Province Al-Tamim (Kirkuk):
Deliveries coming from the North (KRG region) are possible and the current security situation is still under control of Peshmerga forces. The city limits of Kirkuk have been attacked by IS. The road Kirkuk-Baghdad has been temporary blocked for security reasons.
