ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Multiple regional airlines have restarted flights to Iraqi airports, the transport ministry said Monday, two days before the shaky ceasefire between Iran and the US is set to expire.

Iraqi airspace closed when the US-Israel war with Iran started in late February, with both sides trading salvos of drones and missiles. Iraq was the only country to see attacks from both sides of the conflict carried out on its soil.

The country reopened its airspace earlier this month, a day after Washington and Tehran reached an unsteady two-week ceasefire, with the two sides resuming talks mediated by Islamabad.

Iraqi Airways on early Sunday announced that round-trip flights from Basra International Airport to Dubai, Istanbul, and Cairo will resume within the week.

“Well-known airlines have started operating flights to the country, including Royal Jordanian, Damascus Airlines, and Fly Dubai,” the transport ministry's media director Maitham al-Safi told state media.

“Coordination is ongoing with other companies that are expected to start their flights soon to the main airports, foremost among them Baghdad International Airport,” he added.

Baghdad and Erbil’s airports have been targeted several times during the war, with most attacks claimed by pro-Iran militias in Iraq, mainly targeting US interests.

After the airspace reopened, the US embassy in Baghdad warned that Iran-aligned Iraqi militias “may intend to launch additional terrorist attacks against US citizens and US-associated targets throughout Iraq,” including the Kurdistan Region.

The embassy also advised citizens to avoid air travel in Iraq despite the reopening of the country's airspace.

Although the resumption of flights indicates that the security situation is returning to normal, the near expiry of the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US and continued drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region create an uncertainty for what lies ahead.