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Iraq PM escapes unhurt in drone attack on residence, appeals for calm
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BAGHDAD, 08 November 2021, (TON): Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi escaped unhurt in a drone attack on his residence as political tensions mounted in the country.
Following the attack, Mustafa al-Kadhemi took to the Twitter and appealed the nation for "calm and restraint" for the good of Iraq.
He then said in a short video shared on social media "my residence has been the target of cowardly assault. Praise God, I am fine and so are those who work with me.”
He added "cowardly missiles and drones don´t build nations."
Kadhemi´s office described the attack as a "failed assassination attempt".
The attack in Baghdad´s Green Zone was the first to target the residence of Kadhemi, who has been in power since May 2020, and came as Iraq´s political parties wrangle over who will run the next government after elections last month.
That vote saw the Conquest (Fatah) Alliance suffer a substantial decline in its parliamentary seats, leading the group to denounce the outcome as "fraud".
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