The assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi has garnered a great deal of regional and international attention, given Iraq’s regional weight and the Iranian regime’s ability to exert obscure ideological, strategic and military heft. Three drones targeted Al Kadhimi’s house near the Green Zone in Baghdad.
Clearly, no conventional militia movement or organization, regardless of its operational or armed capabilities, can commit this crime. This type of planning and execution requires a self-executing state or its agents or armed militias.
Even Daesh, which controlled an area the size of England, could not have advanced combat equipment such as the drones or missiles used by the loyalists of the Iranian mullah regime. Everyone knows that the Yemeni Houthi group attacks Saudi Arabia with Iranian-made drones and guided missiles.
Large-scale deployment of these advanced combat weapons is limited to states and regions that are directly subordinate to the mullahs of Iran. This is the case with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and Iraq, where the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have openly armed, organized, and supervised these activities. Ditto in Yemen.
Given the above, no one can accept the Iranian denial of any connection or association with the attempted assassination of Qadhimi. Every day the mullahs commit crimes in our region and deny any involvement in what is happening. The current situation in Iraq may not allow for a full and thorough investigation of those responsible for the attempted assassination of Al Kadhimi.
The important thing is to learn from this sinful act and move forward. They want to kill Kadhimi, but they also want to kill the dream of Iraq and Iraqis to break the cycle of chaos and unrest, and counter the militias and sectarian influence that continue to weaken the sovereignty of the Iraqi state. The first step is to address the real threats: corruption, weapons, and militancy.
The fight against sectarian militias is as serious and important as the fight against Daesh, as all organizations and militias oppose the idea and sovereignty of the state. This is a threat that extends beyond the borders of Iraq to the entire Arab world.
In the face of the chaos of sectarian militias backed by Iranian mullahs, Iraq needs strong regional and international support that goes beyond words and political support. Iraq must quickly return to its former glory, secure its weapons, eliminate any militant hold and prosecute those responsible for the chaos, violence and bloodshed.
Those who chose to assassinate the Prime Minister at this time only intend to return Iraq to a state of chaos and violence. These attacks will continue as long as the perpetrators are free and unpunished. So their identities must not remain unknown.
Lebanon is a living example here. The pro-Iranian Hezbollah has never stopped destroying Lebanon. It has never accepted responsibility for its misfortunes before the world.
Iraq’s next moves must be calculated. The Arabs and the international community must help Iraq eliminate or at least reduce the conditions that have allowed Iranian influence to make its way into this Arab country.
