Three drones were used in the attack on the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, two of which were shot down. Security sources reported this. The drones “started from a site near the Republic Bridge”, which crosses the Tigris River in Baghdad, have reached the Green Zone where Kadhemi lives. The attack marks a sharp escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iranian-backed militias to accept the results of last month’s parliamentary elections. Seven of al-Kadhimi’s security guards were injured in the attack, Iraqi officials say.
The attempt to assassinate Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi represents a new insurrection, the traces of which should be sought in the think tanks of some foreign countries: the head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani tweeted today. . “These countries have brought nothing to Iraq but insecurity and discord through the creation and support of terrorist groups, as well as the occupation of that country,” said Shamkhani.