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Explosive-Laden Drones Strike Three Oil Fields in Iraqi Kurdistan

Investigators suspect Iran-backed militias staged the strikes on multiple sites, suspending production against a backdrop of long-simmering BaghdadErbil oil revenue tensions.

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.
Iran Strikes US' Oil Field In Iraq's Kurdistan  | Image: Republic
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Overview

  • Wednesday’s drone strikes on DNO’s Peshkabir and Tawke fields and a Hunt Oil site marked the fifth such attack in the past week.
  • Security forces report no casualties and all personnel have been accounted for as emergency teams contain blazes and assess damage.
  • Operations at the impacted fields remain suspended pending detailed damage evaluations and safety clearances.
  • No group has claimed responsibility; initial investigations by Kurdish counterterrorism services trace the drones back to areas controlled by Iran-backed militias.
  • The campaign highlights vulnerabilities in Kurdistan’s oil infrastructure and intensifies a protracted BaghdadErbil dispute over export rights and revenue sharing.