SAA event in Al Basrah, Qurna area, Iraq on Wed 12th November 2025

On 12 November 2025, unknown gunmen, likely affiliated with an MP who lost in the elections, targeted the residence of the director of the office of an MP, who is also journalist, in Al Qurna district (coded as Qurna city, Al Basrah) with heavy gunfire following the announcement of the election results. The MP, Uday Awad Al Tamimi, had won the highest votes in Al Thagar district, home to the Bani Malik tribe. The attack damaged a car inside the residence, an electrical transformer, a large water tank, and other nearby property. The victim of the attack claimed it had been preceded by direct threats and attempted assaults. He called on security forces to prevent such attacks. There were no casualties.