The Khor Mor gas field after a rocket attack near Chamchamal, in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq, on Nov. 27, 2025. (Credit: Ako Rasheed/Reuters)
A rocket struck a liquefied gas storage center at the Khor Mor site on the evening of Nov. 26, plunging part of Iraqi Kurdistan into darkness.This gas field, one of the most important in Kurdistan, provides essential fuel for regional electricity production. For now, the origin of the strike seems as opaque as the plumes of smoke rising from Khor Mor in the wake of the attack. The facts Iraq to probe attack on major gas complex that triggered power cuts No group has claimed responsibility, but on the Kurdish side, suspicion is directed at the Iran-backed Shiite militias, already suspected of similar attacks on energy infrastructure in the region.According to Kurdish researcher Mohammad A. Salih, speaking on his X account, there is no doubt that "Iran-backed militias are sowing chaos again." He believes their aim is to...
A rocket struck a liquefied gas storage center at the Khor Mor site on the evening of Nov. 26, plunging part of Iraqi Kurdistan into darkness.This gas field, one of the most important in Kurdistan, provides essential fuel for regional electricity production. For now, the origin of the strike seems as opaque as the plumes of smoke rising from Khor Mor in the wake of the attack. The facts Iraq to probe attack on major gas complex that triggered power cuts No group has claimed responsibility, but on the Kurdish side, suspicion is directed at the Iran-backed Shiite militias, already suspected of similar attacks on energy infrastructure in the region.According to Kurdish researcher Mohammad A. Salih, speaking on his X account, there is no doubt that "Iran-backed militias are sowing chaos again." He believes their aim is to...
