A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but said Kadhimi escaped unhurt.
The attack, which security sources said injured several members of Kadhimi's personal protection detail, came after protests in the Iraqi capital over the result of a general election last month turned violent.
The groups leading protests and complaints about the result of the Oct. 10 vote are heavily-armed Iran-backed militias which lost much of their parliamentary power in the election. They have alleged voting and vote-counting irregularities. Security sources told Reuters that six members of Kadhimi's personal protection force stationed outside his residence had been injured.Supporters of Iran-aligned militia groups which have grown their power in parliament and government in recent years have protested the results of the October election.
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