On Monday, U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Ambassador Tom Barrack condemned last night’s attack on the Khor Mor gas field as an attack on the Iraqi people.

“We support Prime Minister Zaidi and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in finding those responsible and holding them to account,” Ambassador Barrack posted on X.

On Sunday, the KRG confirmed that the Khor Mor gas field in the Chamchamal district of Sulaymaniyah Governorate had been targeted by a terrorist attack.

After the attack, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi ordered the formation of a joint investigative committee with authorities in the Kurdistan Region to investigate the attack.

In a press statement on Monday, Dana Gas confirmed that the Khor Mor gas field had been targeted by a suspected drone attack on the night of November 8, which caused a fire. 

The company said the fire had since been extinguished and there were no injuries to personnel. 

“Production remains suspended while the damage is being assessed. The company is coordinating closely with the KRG and the Federal authorities, who have shown strong support,” Dana Gas said.

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The attack is expected to reduce electricity generation on the Kurdistan Region’s grid by 2,500 to 2,800 MW, the KRG Ministry of Electricity’s spokesperson said.

In a post on X, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad underlined that the Khor Mor site requires a multi-layered air defense grid, including counter-drone technology, short-range systems, integrated radar networks, and physical infrastructure hardening.

However, he noted that Baghdad and Erbil currently lack “the autonomous, high-tech air defense assets needed to fully protect these critical facilities.”