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Drone Campaign Halts Over 200,000 Barrels a Day of Kurdish Oil After New Tawke Strike

The repeated strikes expose gaps in Baghdad’s energy security for foreign-operated oilfields.

Smoke rises above an oil field following a drone attack, on the outskirts of Zakho city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on July 16.
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Overview

  • On July 17, explosive-laden drones struck the Tawke field in Dohuk for a second time this week, marking the fifth attack since July 14.
  • Kurdish authorities report that more than 200,000 barrels per day of output have been suspended across Khurmala, Sarsang, Peshkabir, Tawke and a Hunt Oil site.
  • No casualties have been reported, and security sources attribute the strikes to Iran-backed militias, though no group has claimed responsibility.
  • The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources and the US embassy in Baghdad condemned the assaults and urged the federal government to bolster infrastructure security.
  • The sustained drone campaign has intensified disputes over oil governance between Erbil and Baghdad and raised concerns about the region’s investment climate.