Masrour Barzani denounces assassination attempt against Iraqi PM Kadhimi

Kurdistan's Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, denounced the terrorist attack on the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's residence early on Sunday, voicing support to his efforts to consolidate "democracy" in the country.

Barzani tweeted, "I condemn in the strongest terms the drone terror attack on PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's residence last night."
"We stand with him and reaffirm our support for his efforts to consolidate democracy, the rule of law and stability for the country," he said.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) also condemned the assassination attempt and called for a dialogue to ease the political tension.
In a press release issued earlier today, the Mission "expresses its relief that the Prime Minister was not hurt in the drone attack on his residence in Baghdad."
"Terrorism, violence, and unlawful acts must not be allowed to undermine Iraq’s stability and derail its democratic process," UNAMI statement said, "the Mission joins the Prime Minister in calling for calm and urging restraint."
"UNAMI strongly encourages all sides to take responsibility for de-escalation and to engage in dialogue to ease political tensions, upholding the national interest of Iraq."
"The United Nations stands by all Iraqis who long for peace and stability; they deserve nothing less," the statement concluded.
The head of the State forces alliance, Ammar al-Hakim, said that "targeting the residence of the Prime Minister aggravates the situation, jeopardizes the prestige of the state, and ravages Iraq's reputation in the international community."
"Targeting the Supreme executive authority in the country is a serious development that portends more grave events if the decision-makers do not rectify its repercussions," he added.
The former Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi, chastised the "suspicious deeds" and warned of "reshuffling the cards," in the aftermath of the drone attack on Al-Kadhimi's house.
"Yesterday, peaceful demonstrators were killed. Today, the Prime Minister was targeted. We are not on a battlefield, gentlemen!" he said.
"The stage is critical. Vigilance and self-restraint are imperative. Dialogue, understanding, and solidarity are existential issues for the state," al-Abadi concluded.
Iraq's Ministry of Interior said that three drones were deployed in the "terrorist" attack, two of which were downed by the security forces.
The Iraqi President, Barham Salih, lambasted the assassination attempt targeting Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and called for "Unity" to deter the "evil" parties jeopardizing the country's security.
Salih tweeted earlier Sunday, "the terrorist attack that targeted the Prime Minister is a grave transgression and a heinous crime against Iraq. It requires unity against the evil [parties] lurking around the security of this country and the safety of its people."
"We cannot tolerate dragging Iraq into chaos and a coup against its constitutional regime," Salih concluded.
The United States Department of State condemned the attack and offered assistance with the investigation.
“This apparent act of terrorism, which we strongly condemn, was directed at the heart of the Iraqi state,” spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. “We are in close touch with the Iraqi security forces charged with upholding Iraq’s sovereignty and independence and have offered our assistance as they investigate this attack.”
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, tweeted earlier, "the attempt for Al-Kadhimi's terror is a new sedition that must be traced back to foreign think tanks, which have brought nothing but insecurity, discord and instability to oppressed Iraqi people through creation and support of terrorist groups and occupation of this country for years."
The leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, both denounced the attack as “terrorism.”
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