Three Iraqi officials escaped assassination attempt

Three Iraqi officials on Monday survived three assassination attempts. In al-Andalus quarters in the center of Basra, the advisor for the Iraqi defense minister Majid al-Sari survived an assassination attempt from a bomb explosion targeting his vehicle. Three members of the protection force of the Iraqi official were injured in this explosion.

Baghdad's deputy governor Ziad Tareq al-Zoubai survived an assassination attempt carried out by gunmen in al-Amel quarters, south of the capital. Three guards were killed and al-Zouiba' and his secretary were injured.

In al-Iskan, a housing quarters west of Baghdad, the commander of the police of al-Doura area Salaam Zahal escaped an assassination attempt when a suicide attack took place using a booby trapped car when his procession was passing by. Two civilians were killed in the attack. Zahal and two of his guards and 8 civilians were injured.

In al-Miqdadeyah, four Iraqis were strongly injured in a booby trapped car explosion in this area which is situated 90 km to the northeast of Baghdad. The objective of this attack was not clear.