This “assassination attempt”, according to his services, occurred overnight from Saturday to Sunday and was not immediately claimed.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi is out “unharmed” of a “failed assassination attempt” committed during the night of Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 November by means of a “trapped drone” who targeted his residence in the “green zone” in Baghdad, the prime minister’s office said.
This attack was not immediately claimed and it is not known, Sunday, whether it caused injuries, as well as the extent of the material damage. “I am well, thank God, and I call for calm and restraint on the part of all for the good of Iraq”, Moustafa al-Kazimi wrote on Twitter.
The United States condemned the attack on Saturday, denouncing a “apparent act of terrorism”. “We are relieved to learn that the Prime Minister is unharmed. This apparent act of terrorism, which we strongly condemn, targeted the heart of the Iraqi state.”State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. The Arab League, Qatar, the Emirates and neighboring Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabia and Jordan have also “sentenced” this operation.
France also condemned “with the utmost firmness the assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at his home” this Sunday, the Quai d’Orsay said in a brief statement.
This attack is the first to target the residence of Moustafa al-Kazimi, in power since May 2020. It comes as the parties are negotiating to form parliamentary coalitions on the basis of the preliminary results of the October 10 poll.