Kuwait urges its citizens in Iraq to leave the country

Kuwait urges its citizens in Iraq to leave the country

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr are pictured on a road blocked with burning tyres during a demonstration in Iraq’s southern city of Basra on August 29, 2022. AFP

The Kuwaiti Embassy in Iraq urged its citizens in Iraq to leave the country, Kuwait’s state news agency (KUNA) reported late on Monday.

The embassy asked those wishing to travel to Iraq to postpone their plans, following the eruption of clashes between rival Shi’ite groups.

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