Yes Erbil is safe and its expats heaven. The local peoples are really so hospitable and welcoming and life is reasonably open. I am an expat and enjoying my work and stay sinice 2 yrs.
"the bomber had killed one person and wounded five others. It was not immediately clear who had been killed.
The blast produced a plume of black smoke that rose high above the Ankawa district, a predominantly Christian neighborhood packed with cafes that is popular with foreigners."