Iranian-Backed Fighters Launch Deadly Assault on U.S. Ally? Drones POUND Iraq’s Khor Mor Gas Field

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A drone attack on one of Iraqi Kurdistan’s largest gas facilities, the Khor Mor field, has forced a halt to operations and sparked major electricity blackouts across the region, officials said Wednesday. The strike targeted storage tanks at the site, igniting a fire and injuring several workers.    According to a joint statement from the Kurdistan Natural Resources and Electricity ministries, gas flows to all power stations in the region were immediately cut off. Kurdish electricity ministry spokesperson Omed Ahmed warned that power generation could drop by roughly 3,000 megawatts, affecting cities including Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.    #IraqOilFieldAttack #DroneStrikeIraq #USOilFieldTargeted #IraqOilFire #IranOilFieldAttack #KurdishForcesAttack #OilFieldTerrorism #IraqOilInfrastructure #OilFieldSecurityIraq #IraqAttackToday #KurdistanOilFieldAttack #USOilFieldTerror #IraqGasAttack #OilFieldAttackIraq #MiddleEastTensions  ~HT.318~PR.152~

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00:00A drone attack on one of Iraqi Kurdistan's largest gas facilities

00:29the Kormor field has forced a halt to operations and sparked major electricity blackouts across

00:37the region, officials said Wednesday. The strike targeted storage tanks at the site,

00:43igniting a fire and injuring several workers. According to a joint statement from the Kurdistan

00:48Natural Resources and Electricity Ministries, gas flows to all power stations in the region

00:54were immediately cut off. Kurdish Electricity Ministry spokesperson Omid Ahmed warned that

01:01power generation could drop by roughly 3,000 megawatts, affecting cities including Erbil

01:07and Soleimania. Fire crews continue to battle the blaze, and engineers estimate repairs to the main

01:13liquid gas storage depot may take two to three days. Footage shared on social media showed thick

01:20smoke rising from the facility, while blackout reports flooded parts of Erbil. The attack was

01:26labeled a treacherous terrorist act by Iraq's security media cell, though no fatalities have

01:32been reported. The perpetrator remains unknown. Authorities said this marked the second attempted

01:38strike on Kormor in recent days. Security forces had previously fired at a drone approaching the field

01:45on Sunday. Teams from the ministries and Donna Gas, part of the Pearl Consortium that operates the

01:52facility, are on-site assessing damage and working to restore power. Officials vowed to track down those

02:00responsible and prevent further attacks. This incident highlights the vulnerability of critical energy

02:07infrastructure in the region, with residents facing significant disruptions amid ongoing security concerns.

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