Iraq
Muthanna Thaer al-Azzawi, a member of the Baghdad Provincial Council and a candidate from the Azm Alliance. Photo: Azzawi/Instagram
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A candidate in Iraq’s parliamentary election said early Saturday morning that his office in Baghdad was attacked and one person was injured, raising concerns about security in an already tense election cycle.
Muthanna Thaer al-Azzawi, a member of the Baghdad Provincial Council and a candidate from the Azm Alliance, said his office came under a "cowardly attack" in Baghdad's Yusufiyah district.
The attack "will not deter us from continuing to serve our people and stand by them with all sincerity and responsibility," he said, adding "such attempts to insult us have nothing to do with morals or values."
"Our firm belief is that the law is above all, and the aggressors will be punished for their actions sooner or later," he said.
The Sunni Azm Alliance is led by Muthanna al-Samarrai.
On Wednesday, another candidate vying for a seat in the parliament was assassinated in Baghdad.
Safaa al-Mashhadani, who also served on Baghdad’s Provincial Council, was running on the Sunni Arab Sovereignty-Legislation Alliance ticket.
And on Thursday, the office of a Yazidi candidate for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), was set ablaze by unidentified individuals.
Campaigning for Iraq’s November elections began on October 3 and will continue until November 8. Security forces and special voters will cast their ballots on November 9, followed by the general election on November 11.
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment