Al-Kadhimi took to Twitter after the attack and called for “calm and restraint from everyone”.
He tweeted on his official account, “Thank God I am fine and among my people.”
Terming the missile and drone strikes as cowardice, he said that they work against the better future of the country. Al-Kadhimi called for calm and constructive dialogue “for the sake of Iraq and for the future of Iraq”.
“I was and still am a redemption project for Iraq and the people of Iraq. The missile of betrayal will not discourage believers and the stability and determination of our heroic security forces to uphold the safety of the people, achieve justice and establish Will shake the hair of resolution. The law is in place,” he said.
According to Interior Ministry spokesman General Saad Mann, speaking to the state-run al-Iraqiya news network, three drones were involved in the assassination attempt. Mann said the security forces were successful in shooting down two drones.
The Iraqi military said al-Kadhimi was healthy and in good health, and that security forces were “taking the necessary measures in relation to this failed attempt.”
A source close to the Iraqi leader said on Sunday that al-Kadhimi was returning from guarding security forces engaged in a standoff with demonstrators at the southern gate of the Green Zone, the heavily fortified area of Baghdad where the prime minister’s residence and other drone strikes took place. Government and diplomatic buildings are located around the time.
As he was entering his residence, a fake drone hit the spot, injuring some of his guards and causing minor damage.
The US State Department denounced “clear acts of terrorism” in a statement on Sunday. “We are in close contact with Iraqi security forces charged with upholding Iraq’s sovereignty and independence, and they have offered our assistance in the investigation of this attack,” spokesman Ned Price said.
The chairman of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), a semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq, also issued a statement condemning the failed assassination attempt, calling it a “terrorist act”, marking a “dangerous development” that threatens security and stability. danger to. The country predicts more dire consequences.”
“I invite everyone to exercise restraint and calm down,” KRG president Nechirvan Barani said in a statement early Sunday.
As a result of the effort, he said, “our brave army and heroic security forces must take matters into their own hands until Iraq recovers and becomes stronger.”
Al-Sadr and his coalition won more than 70 seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections held two weeks ago, a significant number since the last elections in 2018, when they won 54 seats.
No one has claimed responsibility for the assassination, but it comes amid rising tensions in the capital.
Health officials told CNN Friday that supporters of an Iran-backed militia clashed with Iraqi security forces near the Green Zone, killing one person and wounding dozens.
Parties representing Iran-backed militias have called for protests after losing parliament seats during Iraq’s elections last month, angering militia leaders, and several protests and picketing have been held in the past weeks.
Qatayb Hezbollah, one of the most powerful Iranian-backed Shia militia groups in Iraq, on Sunday denied any involvement in the assassination attempt on the prime minister, while a statement issued by spokesman Abu Ali also criticized the government’s move on the attack. raised the question. Al-Askari.
Al-Askari said al-Kadhimi is “playing the role of the victim,” adding that there are “less expensive” and more guaranteed ways of harming the prime minister – if that were the target.
“Isn’t it ironic that he calls for restraint and calm, so who should be worried? Who has lost control of himself?” Al-Askari said in a statement on Sunday.
In a no-holds bar jab at the prime minister, al-Askari said: “God curse you and those who helped you.”
Meanwhile, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, condemned the assassination attempt in a tweet on Sunday, saying that the incident should be traced to “foreign think tanks (or agencies)” that are “insecurity, discord”. Haven’t brought anything other than that.” and instability to the oppressed Iraqi people through the creation and support of terrorist groups and occupation of this country over the years.”
CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh, Mayumi Maruyama and Ramin Mostaghim contributed reporting.
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