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No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have
exacerbated tensions between the central government in Baghdad
and Kurdish authorities.
The Kurdish region’s anti-terrorism department said two drones
attacked an oil field in the district of Zakho, causing damage
but no injuries.
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company operating the field,
said its operations were “temporarily suspended following three
explosions early this morning, one involving a small storage
tank at Tawke and the other involving surface processing
equipment at Peshkabir.”
It said there were no injuries and a damage assessment was
underway.
The attack came a day after another oil field in Iraq ’s Dohuk
province operated by a U.S. company was set ablaze, also after
being struck by a drone.
The Kurdish region’s Ministry of Natural Resources said the
attacks were meant "to disrupt the economy of the Kurdistan
Region and threaten the safety of civilian employees of the
energy sector,” and called for federal authorities to intervene
to stop them.
Earlier this month, the Kurdish regional government accused the
Popular Mobilization Forces — a coalition of Iran-allied
militias that are officially under the control of the Iraqi
military — of carrying out drone attacks.
The Iraqi army said the accusation was “issued in the absence of
evidence” and said it could “provide hostile parties with
justifications to undermine Iraq’s stability.”
Iran-backed armed groups have periodically attacked U.S. bases
in Iraq and Syria. During last month’s Israel-Iran war, some of
them threatened to target U.S. interests and bases in the region
if Washington got involved.
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