Baghdad: The drone attack that targets Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday by at least one militia supported by Iran, Iraqi security officials and sources of militia said, a few weeks after the pro-Iran group was directed in the election they said was challenged.
But the Islamic Republic of the neighbor could not have gave sanctions for attacks when Tehran wanted to avoid spiral violence on the Western border, said sources and independent analysts.
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi fled was not injured when three drones carried explosives launched at his residence in Baghdad.
Some bodyguards were injured.
The incident raises tensions in Iraq, where the paramiliters supported by Iran strongly debated the results of last month’s general election that discussed their destruction defeat in elections and greatly reduced their strength in parliament.
Many Iraqi people are afraid of tensions among the Shia’s main Muslim groups that dominate the government and most state institutions, and also boast of paramilitary branches, can rotate into broad civil conflict if such incidents occur.
Baghdad’s streets are ember and more calm than usual on Monday, and additional military and police checkpoints in the capital appears intention to keep the lid on tensions.
Iraqi officials and analysts said the attack was intended as a message from the militia that they were willing to use violence if it was excluded from the formation of government, or if their grip in the large area of ​​the state apparatus was challenged.
“It is a clear message about, ‘we can make chaos in Iraq – we have weapons, we have the means’,” Hamdi Malik said, a specialist on the Shi’ite Iraqi Muslim militia at the Washington Institute.
There are no groups that claim responsibility for the attack.
Iran’s supported militia group did not comment immediately and the Iranian government did not respond to a comment request.
Two regional officials who spoke with the terms of anonymously said Tehran had knowledge of the attack before being done, but the Iranian authority did not order it.
Militis sources said the Iranian revolutionary guard commander abroad Quds went to Iraq on Sunday after the attack met with paramilitary leaders and encouraged them to avoid further increase in violence.
Two Iraqi security officials talked to Reuters on Monday with anonymous requirements, saying groups of Hebriblah Hizbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq attacked along with.
The source of the militia said that the Hizbullah Kesib was involved and he could not confirm the role of Asaib.
There are no groups commenting on notes.
Intra-shi’ite tensions The main winner of the election, Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, is a rival from Iran’s supported groups, unlike them, preaching Iraqi nationalism and opposing all foreign disorders, including America and Iran.
Malik said the drone strike showed that the militia supported by Iran positioned themselves as opposition with Sadr, which also offered a militia – a scenario that would hurt Iran’s influence and the possibility would be opposed by Tehran.
“I don’t think Iran wants the Shiite-Shi’ite civil war.
It will weaken his position in Iraq and allows other groups to grow stronger,” he said.
Many militia who are in harmony with Iran have witnessed the increase in Sadr politics with concerns, fear he would attack the agreement with a moderate Shiite Kadhimi and allies, and even a Muslim minority and Sunni Kurds, who would freeze them from power.
Iranian-supported groups, such as the Iranian patron are Shi’ite, considers Kadhimi as a Sadr and friendly human being against the Tehran United States Arch-Foe.
Iran’s supported militia has led to crying fraud in October 10 elections but does not offer evidence.
Since then their supporters have held weeks of protests near Iraqi government buildings.
Made in Iran, one of the Iraqi security officials said the drone used was the type of “Quadcopter” and that each brought one projectile containing high explosives capable of damaging building and armored vehicles.
The official added that this was the same type of drone and an explosive made in Iran used in this year’s attack on the troops A.S.
In Iraq, the blamed Washington on the militia who was in harmony with Iran included Hebrullah.
The United States last month targeted Iran’s drone program with new sanctions, said the Tehran elite revolutionary guard had deployed drones against the troops A.S., allied regional Washington and international shipping.