National Security Service Foils Assassination Plot Targeting Its Chief, Spokesperson, Baghdad Security Director, and Officers

The National Security Service announced today, Friday, the foiling of an assassination plot targeting its chief, Abdul Karim Al-Basri, its official spokesperson, Baghdad's security director, and several officers. The service confirmed this plot was aimed at its leadership prior to the execution phase. A statement clarified that a cell linked to a front of the banned Ba'ath Party had advanced to assigning tasks, identifying targets, and preparing weapons for the assassinations. Following an intelligence penetration, precise monitoring, and careful follow-up, the National Security Service apprehended cell members and seized evidence and exhibits linked to the criminal scheme.