The Iraqi President, Barham Salih, described the targeting of the headquarters of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi in the Karma district of Anbar Governorate with several missiles on Tuesday evening as a terrorist act, and he called for the liberation of the national ranks to protect civil peace.

The Iraqi president said in a tweet to him on his personal account on Twitter, "The attack on the headquarters of the Speaker of Parliament in Anbar, which resulted in the injury of civilians, is a reprehensible act of terrorism."

He added that this work and its timing targets national and constitutional entitlements, and the national ranks must be united and united to protect civil peace and prevent stalkers, and to continue the path towards forming an Iraqi government that protects the higher interests of the country and responds to the aspirations of the people.

The attack, which targeted the headquarters of the Speaker of Parliament in Anbar, and resulted in the injury of civilians, is a deplorable terrorist act, and its timing targets national and constitutional entitlements.

We must unite the national ranks and unite to protect civil peace and prevent stalkers, and continue the path towards forming an Iraqi government that protects the higher interests of the country and responds to the aspirations of our people

— Barham Salih (@BarhamSalih) January 25, 2022

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Iraq had reported that 3 missiles landed on Tuesday evening near the headquarters of the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, damaging houses in the Karma area, east of Fallujah in Anbar Governorate, injuring civilians.

The sources added that the attack resulted in the injury of two civilians - one of them a child - and that the launch site of the missiles was from the Dira'a Tigris area, which is located north of Karma, which is the birthplace of Al-Halbousi and where his house is located.

The source did not confirm whether the target of the attack was Al-Halbousi's house, and no party claimed the attack.

For its part, the Iraqi army announced that the hometown of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi had been attacked by Katyusha missiles, hours after the Federal Supreme Court issued a decision legalizing his election as Speaker of Parliament.

The Security Media Cell of the Ministry of Defense said - in a statement - that "a cowardly terrorist act targeted the Karma district, the birthplace of the Iraqi parliament speaker, where 3 Katyusha rockets landed in the center of the judiciary, after they were launched from the side of the Tigris arm towards the center of the judiciary."

The statement indicated that the first missile fell behind the municipality's garage, while the second fell on Street 20 in front of a citizen's house, and the third landed in the Al-Rashad area, injuring two citizens.

An Iraqi security official told AFP that the missile attack "targeted" the parliament speaker, but said he did not know if al-Halbousi was in the house at the time.    

My son, I apologize to you, and I promise you, we will continue with our cause so that hope is achieved in a country where justice prevails, injustice is removed from it, and the forces of terrorism and statelessness are defeated, so that you may enjoy peace and security.

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— Muhammad Al-Halbousi (@AlHaLboosii) January 25, 2022

For his part, Al-Halbousi affirmed after the incident - in a tweet to him on Twitter - that he was going to ensure civil peace in the country and fight terrorism, and said, "We will continue with our cause so that hope is achieved in a state where justice prevails, injustice is removed from it and the forces of terrorism and non-state are defeated, so that you can enjoy peace and security."

It should be noted that Al-Halbousi was re-elected on the 9th of this month as Speaker of Parliament for a new term.

Al-Halbousi, 41, is the leader of the "Progress" coalition, which won 37 seats in parliament out of 329.

In recent days, attacks have targeted several parties that could ally with Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr's movement to form a parliamentary coalition, in order to agree on a figure to head the government after the October 10 legislative elections.