The President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, condemned the failed assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi, which took place early Sunday. Barzani stated in a tweet that this “terrorist act is a serious development,” calling for calm and restraint.
The President of the Kurdistan Region wrote: “I condemn and denounce the failed assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mr. Mustafa Kadhimi, which occurred via a drone targeting his residence in Baghdad early today, and thank God for his safety.” He added: “I urge everyone to exercise restraint and calm.”
Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt by a booby-trapped drone that targeted his residence in the Green Zone in Baghdad, according to official Iraqi sources. A statement from the Security Media Cell noted: “There was a failed assassination attempt on the Prime Minister of Iraq using a booby-trapped drone that tried to target his place of residence in the Green Zone in Baghdad without causing any harm to him.”
After the incident, Kadhimi shared a video on his official Twitter account, stating, “My home was subjected to a cowardly aggression, and thank God, I and those who work with me are safe.” Following his survival of the drone assassination attempt, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi appeared in a video and said, “My home was subjected to a cowardly aggression, and thank God, I and those who work with me are safe.”
He addressed the Iraqi people, saying, “Your heroic security forces are working for the stability of Iraq and its protection, and cowardly rockets and cowardly drones do not build homelands or futures. We are working to build our country by respecting the state and its institutions and establishing a better future for all Iraqis.”
The attempted assassination of Kadhimi came at a time of intense political tensions in the country following the early parliamentary elections held on October 10, during which political factions representing the Popular Mobilization Forces—a coalition of pro-Iran Shiite factions integrated into the armed forces—rejected initial results showing a decrease in their seats.
