- The Iraqi Prime Minister’s residence in the Green Zone was attacked by drones.
- Prime Minister Mustafa Khadmi called for calmness.
- The United States condemned the attack.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was not injured after the drone attacked his residence earlier on Sunday due to increased political tensions in the country and called for “calm and restraint” “.
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The Baghdad Green Zone attack was the first attack on the residence of Khadmi, who has been in power since May 2020, when Iraqi political parties were arguing over who will manage the next government.
Kadmi wrote on Twitter:
I did a good job, praise God, and for the benefit of Iraq, I call on everyone to remain calm and restrained.
His office described this as a “failed assassination attempt.”
The United States quickly condemned the attack and said it “is relieved to learn that the Prime Minister was not harmed.”
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement: “We strongly condemn this apparent terrorist act, which targets the core of the Iraqi nation.”
The price says:
We maintain close contact with the Iraqi security forces responsible for maintaining Iraq’s sovereignty and independence, and provided our assistance when they investigated the attack.
A large number of security forces have been deployed in and around the heavily guarded Green Zone, which is also home to the U.S. Embassy and is often the target of rocket attacks.
Increased tensions
On October 31, three rockets landed on the neighboring area of Mansour, causing no casualties.
The attack took place during a period of heightened tensions due to the election results on October 10.
Preliminary results show that the political branch of the pro-Iranian multi-party Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network conquer (Fatah) coalition parliamentary seats have fallen sharply.
Supporters of the organization condemned the result as “fraud.”
On Friday, hundreds of Hashid supporters clashed with the police while protesting near the Green Zone to vent their anger at the results.
According to a security source, a protester was injured and died in the hospital, while a Hashid source said two demonstrators were killed.
The Ministry of Health reported 125 injuries, most of which came from the security forces.
On Saturday, hundreds of supporters of pro-Iranian groups returned to the Green Zone to protest.
Some people burned the portrait of the prime minister, who they called “criminals.”
According to preliminary statistics, Conquest won about 15 of the 329 seats in Parliament last month, down from the previous 48, making it the second largest group.
The big winner this time, according to preliminary statistics, has more than 70 seats. It is the movement of Moqtada Sadr. He is a Shiite Muslim missionary who is known as a nationalist and a critic of Iran. Identity to participate in the election.
It is expected that the final election results will be completed within a few weeks.
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