ALBAWABA - The Khor Mor gas field in Iraq was under a drone attack on Wednesday night, according to a statement released by the Ministries of Natural Resources and Electricity of the Kurdish Regional Government.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Khor Mor gas field, which is located in northern Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah province.
According to the joint statement, the drone attack took place at 11.30 p.m. local time.
Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, posted on X, "I condemn the cowardly attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the strongest terms and urge the federal government to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice."
In addition, authorities confirmed that as a result of the drone attack, the gas flow to power generation plants stopped.
The KRG Ministry of Electricity said that about 80% of power production has been disturbed as a direct result of halted gas output.
Omed Ahmad, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Electricity, said, "The attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal has reduced the electricity produced by about 80%. The small amount of remaining power will be distributed equally across cities, water projects, hospitals, and essential areas."
