A drone attack targeted the residence of Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi in the heavily guarded Green Zone early on Sunday, as political tensions mount in the country.
“I’m doing fine, praise be to God, and I call for calm and restraint on the part of everyone for the good of Iraq,” Kadhemi wrote on Twitter, after what his office called a “failed assassination attempt”.
A large number of security forces were deployed in the Green Zone, security sources told AFP.
The attack came as political tensions soared due to the results of the October 10 elections.
Preliminary results of that poll saw the Conquest (Fatah) Alliance, the political arm of the pro-Iran multi-party Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network, suffer a substantial decline in its parliamentary seats. The group’s supporters have denounced the outcome as “fraud”.
Hundreds of Hashed supporters clashed with police on Friday while protesting near the Green Zone to vent their fury over the election result.
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