Drone targets Duhok oil field operated by US firm

Rudaw

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An oil field operated by an American company in Duhok province was targeted by an explosive-laden drone for the second time on Wednesday amid increased attacks on Kurdistan Region’s oil sector. 

The Erbil-based Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD), also known as Kurdistan CT, said in a statement on Facebook that an oil field located in Duhok province’s Shekhan district was struck with an explosive-laden drone at 7:10 pm, local time. 

“Apart from material damage, there were no casualties,” added the CTD. 

The oil field, operated by the American Hunt Oil, came under another drone attack earlier on Wednesday. 

Kurdistan Region's natural resources ministry confirmed the attack, adding that the recent attacks on Kurdistan Region's oil sector has caused a "significant material loss." It condemned the attacks and reiterated its call on the federal government to take action to stop these attacks. 

Several other drone attacks were reported in Duhok province on the same day. 

Kurdistan Region’s authorities have condemned the repeated drone attacks, urging the federal government in Baghdad to take urgent measures to prevent further attacks and bring those responsible to justice.

Drone strikes in the Kurdistan Region have increased since the outbreak of a 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran that began on June 13 and ended with a US-brokered ceasefire.

While no group has claimed responsibility for the latest attacks, the Region’s interior ministry in early July accused the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of involvement - a charge dismissed by Baghdad as “unacceptable.”