Reports

Large protest actions, with total participants potentially numbering in the hundreds of thousands, are anticipated to begin in Belgrade Saturday March 15, with some protestor arrivals as early as Friday, March 14.

The U.S. Embassy would like to inform you of the following demonstrations planned for March 15, 2025

A train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province was attacked and hijacked by militants on March 11—an attack that was claimed by the separatist Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) group. This report will examine the attack and...

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the Venezuelan Affairs Unit in Bogota, Colombia. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baselin...

This report highlights key security developments and potential risks to OSAC members operating or traveling in districts in Sirnak and Hakkari.

This report examines the pervasiveness of corruption and internal customs checkpoints in Iraq, which may impose some barriers to OSAC member operations. Additionally, it outlines recent changes to visa policies for U.S....

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of securi...

Several unions and associations in the Cusco region announced strikes and demonstrations in the Cusco region for March 12 and 13, 2025. The strike is related to demands for gas and utility services for residents of Cusc...

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of...

Between flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, and a cyclone-turned-tropical low in Australia, March has begun with two significant weather events potentially impacting millions of people in East Asia & the Pacific. This report...

As of Sunday, March 9, Guatemala’s National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH ) volcanic surveillance network is reporting a significant increase in the eruption of the Fuego vol...

The security situation in Syria remains volatile and unpredictable after clashes between armed groups and interim authority security forces throughout the Latakia and Tartous provinces. U.S. citizens should depart Syria....

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Quito and Guayaquil. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowle...

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of secu...

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits.

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of secur...

The Embassy has been monitoring a nationwide physician shortage occurring across the Republic of Korea (ROK). Over the past year, this shortage has caused major teaching hospitals to postpone surgeries and cancel medica...

Updated to reflect ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel due to continued security threats in South Sudan.

OSAC produces this Country Security Report (CSR) in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana. Travelers and security managers should use this report to gain baseline knowledge of sec...

OSAC reissued this Country Security Report (CSR) on March 7, 2025 as part of a periodic update.