Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

FILE - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi poses in his office during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 23, 2021. The Iraqi government says Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has survived an assassination attempt with an armed drone and is unharmed. In a statement released Sunday, Nov. 7, the government said the drone tried to hit al-Kadhimi’s home in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone area. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

Iraqi Govt. blames Shi’ite groups for botched attack on prime minister

The Iraqi government is blaming an Iranian-backed paramilitary group for the recent assassination attempt on the prime minister of Iraq.