SULAIMANIYAH: Four Yemeni workers were killed in a drone attack on an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq’s northern autonomous region of Kurdistan on Friday.

The drone strike is the first deadly attack against the Khor Mor complex owned by the United Arab Emirates firm Dana Gas, which was hit several times in recent years. “Four Yemeni workers were killed and the field was severely damaged,” Kurdistan regional government spokesperson Peshawa Hawramani said. He said the attack would cause “power shortages”. “These repeated attacks must stop,” Hawramani added.

He called on the federal government in Baghdad to “find the perpetrators of this terrorist act”.

“A drone hit the site at approximately 6.45pm local time (1545 GMT),” said Ramak Ramadan, district chief of Chamchamal where the Khor Mor complex is located.

It “targeted a fuel storage tank”, he added.

The attack disrupted gas supply to the region’s power plants, resulting in the loss of 2500 megawatts of electricity.

Published in Dawn, April 27th, 2024