Iraq Prime Minister al-Kadhimi survived assassination attempt by drone

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in the capital, Baghdad.

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unhurt after an assassination attempt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in the capital, Baghdad. 

Security sources told Reuters news agency that at least six members of the prime minister’s personal protection force were wounded in Sunday’s attack.

Al-Kadhimi appealed for calm and restraint in a post on Twitter. “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,” he said.

He later appeared on Iraqi television and said: “Cowardly rocket and drone attacks don’t build homelands and don’t build a future.”

No group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack on al-Kadhimi’s residence in Baghdad’s high security Green Zone.

The assassination attempt came after protests against the election results turned violent.