The committee did not point fingers at any party, as Araji explained that it takes more time to conclude the investigation and the case will remain open until the perpetrators are arrested.

Shibli also neglected to collect any fingerprints before detonating the rocket, Araji said. The rocket should not have been detonated in the river and should have been kept as evidence for further investigation. Sabah Hassan al-Shibli, has been arrested and is currently under investigation for tampering with the evidence,” said Araji in the conference.Īraji played the video of Shibli holding the rocket in a careless manner only to detonate the C4-packed rocket a few hours later in the Tigris river. “The director of explosives control, Maj. He also showed several photos of the damages to the house and the remaining parts of the explosives and drones. This style of attack was intended to strike Kadhimi with the second drone while he was fleeing the scene through the entry, the report noted.Įarlier this year, drones were flown over the premier's house to send him a message, according to a government source who spoke to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity.ĭuring the press conference, Araji displayed a video of the explosion on the house and revealed the exact time of the incident as 2:20 a.m. Initially, the first drone aimed its explosives at the flat roof, only to be followed by the second drone immediately targeting the entry of the courtyard. The report revealed new details on the attack.Īraji disclosed that two explosive-laden drones packed with Composition C-4 targeted the prime minister's residence in the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad in the early hours of Nov. Abdul Amir al-Shammari, head of the National Security Service Hamid al-Shatri, deputy of the intelligence service Majid al-Dulaimi and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

Abdul Amir Yarallah, deputy commander of the Joint Operations Command Gen. The members of the committee consist of Army Chief of Staff Gen. 7 drone attack to investigate and find the party behind the attack that was widely condemned by the international community. The committee, headed by Araji, was formed a day after the Nov.

29 to unveil the first report prepared by a special committee tasked with investigating a drone attack on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's residence earlier this month. BAGHDAD - Iraqi national security adviser Qasim al-Araji appeared at a press conference on Nov.

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