ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack on Monday condemned an overnight attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region, expressing Washington’s support for Baghdad and Erbil in identifying and prosecuting those responsible.
“We condemn the attack on Khor Mor, which was an attack on the Iraqi people. We support Prime Minister Zaidi and the Kurdistan Regional Government in finding those responsible and holding them to account,” Barrack said in a post on X.
The late Sunday attack struck the facility’s gas storage and truck-loading unit, with Dana Gas, the UAE-based company operating the strategic gas field, saying Monday that a fire triggered by a suspected drone attack had been extinguished, with no injuries reported among personnel.
“Dana Gas (PJSC) informs the market that the Khor Mor facility in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was subject to a suspected drone attack on the night of 8 November 2026, which caused a fire. The fire has since been extinguished and there were no injuries to personnel,” the company said in a statement.
However, gas production remains suspended as the company assesses the extent of the damage. The field supplies the bulk of the Kurdistan Region’s natural gas for electricity generation and household cooking gas.
The KRG Electricity Ministry warned that the shutdown would slash the Region’s electricity generation capacity by 2,800 megawatts, highlighting the far-reaching consequences of the strike on its energy infrastructure.
“The Company is coordinating closely with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal authorities, who have shown strong support,” Dana Gas added.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi earlier ordered the formation of a joint investigative committee with Kurdistan Region authorities to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and identify those responsible.
A security source told Rudaw on Sunday that the attack was launched from Tuz Khurmatu, a disputed town south of Kirkuk.
Sunday’s strike ended an almost four-month lull in attacks on the strategic gas field. Khor Mor has repeatedly come under attack, including a devastating strike in late 2025 and attacks following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war against Iran in late February.
A KRG official told Rudaw in late July that the facility had been targeted 12 times, with three personnel killed in previous attacks.
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