Breaking: Failed Assassination Attempt on World Leader [DETAILS]

A world leader was able to survive a failed assassination attempt where an explosive-laden drone was detonated at his home in the early hours of November 7th.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi survived the attack, which occurred as he was returning from overseeing security forces clashing with protestors in Baghdad. Reports indicate that some of Al-Kadhimi’s personal guards were injured during the attack.

According to reporting from The New York Times, “The drone strike followed clashes in Baghdad between security forces and supporters of pro-Iran militias, who claim to have been victims of electoral fraud in the parliamentary elections held last month. The pro-Iran groups’ allies lost seats in the vote, and the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc emerged as a big winner.”

Later that day, a senior Iraqi military officer spoke on state television about the assassination attempt, claiming that three drones had attacked the residence, but security forces had been able to shoot two of them down.

“I am fine, praise be to God, and among my people,” al-Kadhimi wrote in a post on Twitter. “The missiles of treachery will not discourage the believers, and not a hair will be shaken in the steadfastness and insistence of our heroic security forces to preserve the security of the people.”

Ned Price, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, responded to the attack in a statement.

“We are relieved to learn the Prime Minister was unharmed,” the statement read. “This apparent act of terrorism, which we strongly condemn, was directed at the heart of the Iraqi state. 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. Our commitment to our Iraqi partners is unshakeable. The United States stands with the government and people of Iraq.”