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Türkiye on Thursday condemned the overnight attack on the Khor Mor natural gas field in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah province, calling the strike a threat to the country’s stability and prosperity.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Oncu Keceli said the assault on the major gas facility was met “with concern” and denounced attacks targeting civilian infrastructure.
He added that Türkiye’s Consulate General in Erbil ensured necessary security measures were taken for Turkish nationals working at the site.
The attack on the Khor Mor field late Wednesday caused a fire after a rocket struck a liquid storage tank, according to UAE-based operator Dana Gas.
While no casualties were reported, the strike forced production to halt, leading to widespread electricity cuts across the Kurdistan Region.
Kurdish officials said the halt in gas supply is expected to reduce regional power generation by about 3,000 megawatts.
The Khor Mor field provides a significant share of fuel for the region’s electricity grid.
An engineer at the site told Reuters that firefighters extinguished the fire early Thursday, but the disruption had already hit energy output.
Dana Gas confirmed the incident in a stock exchange filing, noting the attack did not affect oil production or exports.
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani condemned the attack and urged international partners, including the U.S., to provide much-needed defensive systems to protect critical infrastructure.
Deputy Chief of Staff Aziz Ahmad questioned on X, “how many attacks must happen” before the Kurdistan Regional Government is permitted to acquire anti-drone technology?
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani also denounced the attack, calling it “an attack on all of Iraq,” and agreed with Barzani to form a joint investigative committee.
The incident follows years of repeated rocket and drone attacks on energy installations in northern Iraq, with local officials often pointing to Iran-backed militias as likely perpetrators.
Dana Gas said there were no injuries among personnel.
The damaged tank is part of new facilities constructed under the U.S.-supported KM250 project, which recently increased the field’s production capacity by 50%.
The Pearl Consortium, Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum operate the field.
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