BAGHDAD (Dispatches) -- The leader of an Iraqi resistance group says a recent drone attack on the residence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was a dangerous development that threatens the country, calling for an immediate investigation into the incident.
Qais Khazali who heads the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group, warned that attempts by certain sides to blame the resistance groups for the attack is playing with fire and dragging the country into a major crisis.
Khazali also called on the committee tasked with probing the incident to provide “concrete evidence and real proofs” instead of leveling accusations.
Kadhimi escaped unhurt from the unclaimed “assassination” attempt on November 7, in which at least two quadcopter drones armed with explosives targeted his home in the Green Zone.
The explosion blew doors off hinges and smashed concrete stairs on the outside of the building, wounding some of the premier’s security guards.
Earlier this month, Muhammad al-Baldawi, a member of the Fatah (Conquest) alliance in the Iraqi parliament, said U.S. forces were “the first and last culprit” in the incident.
He said Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and government offices, is protected by the U.S. C-RAM systems, and American aircraft carry out constant reconnaissance and patrol flights over the capital.
Iraq has been clearly locked in a political stalemate since the disputed parliamentary elections last month, warning that the situation in Iraq would turn for the worse.
Khazali attributed the problems to the electoral process and the results of the October 10 parliamentary elections.
“The current situation in Iraq is a clear political stalemate,” Khazali said, noting that the results of the latest elections are challenged by “all components and the broader political spectrum.”
He said the situation in Iraq was bad before the elections; therefore it was agreed to hold early elections to improve it, but the country is set for the worse due to the problems that arose after the elections.
Khazali also said the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq – a subdivision of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha’abi – would provide videos that prove violations in the elections.

The Iraqi capital and a number of major cities have been tense after the preliminary results of elections came out, with several political factions and their supporters in the Arab country rejecting the results as “fraudulent”.
A total of 329 seats were up for grabs in the elections.
The results of the elections show the Fatah Alliance has won 15 seats, down from 48 seats in the 2018 vote.
The elections were originally planned to be held in 2020, but the date was brought forward in response to a mass protest movement that broke out in 2019 to call for economic reforms, better public services, and an effective fight against unemployment and corruption in state institutions.