Drone Strike on Gas Field Plunges Iraqi Kurdistan Into Darkness
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (Dispatches) – A drone strike late Sunday halted gas production at the Khor Mor field in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, cutting 2,500-2,800 megawatts of electricity and triggering a severe power crisis across Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok, Kurdish authorities said. No casualties were reported. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered a joint investigation.