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Khor Mor gas attack
Where things stand
A drone attack suspended production at Khor Mor, a gas field in northern Iraq, according to sources cited by Reuters, and left over 70 percent of the Kurdish region without power, Al Jazeera reports. No attribution is confirmed; the Jerusalem Post notes Kataib Hezbollah had reportedly referenced the field shortly before.
Khor Mor is a major gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region that supplies fuel to power plants providing much of the region's electricity. It has been a recurring target of drone strikes, which Iraqi Kurdish authorities have often blamed on Iran-aligned armed groups.
Timeline in detail
Monday, 9 November 2026 · GeopoliticsDrone attack halts Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, leaving Kurdistan region in blackout
A drone attack suspended production at the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq, according to sources cited by Reuters, and left more than 70 percent of the Kurdish region without power, Al Jazeera reports. The Jerusalem Post notes that Kataib Hezbollah had reportedly referenced the field less than a day before the strike.