Drone attack on Iraqi PM’s home ‘marks escalation’ in power struggle

Officials see strike as assassination attempt by Iran-backed militant groups trying to overturn election result

Senior figures in Iraq believe a brazen drone attack on the home of Iraq’s prime minister, Musatfa al-Khadimi, marks an unprecedented escalation between the country’s leaders and Iran-backed militant groups attempting to overturn last month’s election.

The overnight attack is seen by Iraqi officials as an assassination attempt, and the first of its kind against a prime minister since the US-led invasion to remove Saddam Hussein nearly 19 years ago.

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