ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The United States Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday said Baghdad "has not prevented" attacks against the US and regional countries launched from Iraq, warning that Iran and its proxies may "intend to target" American universities in the country.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated media warned earlier on Sunday evening that it deems American universities in the region as "legitimate targets" for retaliation after US-Israeli strikes reportedly targeted academic institutions in Tehran and Isfahan.

The IRGC warning singled out American universities in Baghdad, Sulaimani, and Beirut.

The embassy said in a statement posted to X that "Iran and its aligned terrorist militias may intend to target the American Universities in Baghdad, Suleimani, and Dohuk, along with other universities perceived to be associated with the United States."

"The Iraqi government has not prevented terrorist attacks against the United States and regional countries from Iraqi territory," the mission said, urging American citizens to "leave Iraq now."

The statement comes only three days after the embassy announced the establishment of a joint US-Iraq coordination committee, where the two sides decided to intensify coordination to "prevent terrorist attacks."

The US and Iraqi sides agreed to ensure that "Iraqi territory is not used as a launching point for any aggression against the Iraqi people, the Iraqi Security Forces, Iraqi strategic facilities and assets, as well as against US personnel, diplomatic missions, and the Global Coalition," according to a statement by the embassy published Thursday.

The use of Iraqi territory by pro-Iran factions has drawn regional condemnation, with a series of Gulf states and Jordan on Wednesday urging Iraq to "immediately" stop attacks emanating from within Iraq's borders.

In a joint statement, the UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar condemned strikes attributed to Iran-aligned factions in Iraq targeting neighboring countries and infrastructure.

Since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the Kurdistan Region has faced 480 attacks as of Sunday, resulting in at least 14 deaths and 93 injuries, according to data gathered by The New Region.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of pro-Iran Iraqi militias linked to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks on Erbil.

Kurdish authorities have continuously condemned the attacks launched by the Iraqi militias on the Region, while calling on Baghdad to control the “outlaw groups” and prevent the recurrence of strikes.

Strikes have not been limited to US-linked facilities.

In addition to US diplomatic missions and bases, attacks on the Kurdistan Region have also targeted Peshmerga forces, UN establishments, hotels, religious sites, residential complexes, and Iranian dissident groups based in the Kurdistan Region.

So far, 46 homes and 32 civilian vehicles have been reported damaged.

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani's Duhok residence was subjected to drone strikes on Saturday. The attacks on the Kurdish leader's domicile were condemned by both the US, Iran, as well as the IRGC.

Washington has blamed Iran and its proxies for the attack, while the IRGC and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dubbed the attack a "false flag operation" by the US.