New drone attacks hit three oil fields in northern Iraq: Kurdish forces

Wednesday, 16 July, 2025 , 05:46

Arbil, Iraq, July 16, 2025 (AFP) — Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region early Wednesday, Kurdish forces said, a day after a similar attack shut operations at a US-run field.

"At 06:00 and 06:15 (0300 and 0315 GMT) two explosive-laden drones attacked" the Peshkabir oil field operated by the Norwegian oil group DNO, and at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) a similar drone struck the Tawke field in Zakho district, Kurdistan's counterterrorism services said. Another attack at 7:14 am (0415 GMT) targeted a US-run oil field in Dohuk province. There were no reported casualties.

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