AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A drone has reportedly targeted the home of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, a leader of his movement said Saturday.
In a statement, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, who is close to the Shia cleric, said the attack came "in response to orders issued by al-Sadr to protect protesters" in Baghdad.
No injuries were reported in the drone attack, according to a local police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades) of the Sadrist movement went to Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on Friday in order to protect the protesters after an attack by gunmen left 16 demonstrators dead.
But some resources indicated that the attacker drone was an Israeli drone flying from US base in Iraq.
Previously, Israeli drones had attacked Hashd al-Shaabi's weapons depots several times.
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