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Drone attack hits Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, Reuters sources say

Two security sources told Reuters a Sunday drone attack hit Iraq's Khor Mor gas field in Kurdistan. An engineer said a storage facility was struck; Reuters said production was halted. Arab News carried a shorter Reuters version.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
What's new
  1. Al Jazeera is now reporting this
  2. Arab News is now reporting this
  3. New headline Was: “Production suspended at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field after drone attack, sources say”
  4. Our desk filed its story

A drone attack on Sunday targeted Iraq's Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan region, two security sources told Reuters1,2.

Smoke was seen rising from the site, the sources said1,2. An engineer working at the field said a gas storage facility was struck1,2.

Reuters reported that production was halted, that crews were ordered into shelters over concern of further attacks, and that the field supplies gas used for regional power generation2. Arab News, carrying Reuters under a Reuters byline, described Khor Mor as one of the largest gas fields in the Kurdistan region and did not report a production halt or shelter orders1.

Neither outlet identified who carried out the strike or reported casualties1,2. It was not immediately clear when output might resume2.

Sources

  1. Arab NewsDrone attack targets Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, sources say
  2. ReutersProduction suspended at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field after drone attack, sources say

Read the original at Arab News ↗

How it’s being reported

3 sources

First reported by Arab NewsArab News

Where they agree

  • A drone attack targeted Khor Mor on Sunday.
  • Two security sources reported smoke at the field.
  • An engineer said a gas storage facility was hit.

Where they differ

Whether production was halted

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Arab NewsArab News

Drone attack targets Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, sources say

The attack itself and smoke at one of Kurdistan's largest gas fields.

Arab News byline is Reuters. Shorter copy: Sunday drone attack, smoke, engineer on a storage hit. No production halt or shelter order.

Leaves out Does not report that production was suspended or that crews were sent to shelters.

The attack itself and smoke at one of Kurdistan's largest gas fields.

What it reports

  • A drone attack on Sunday targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region, two security sources said.
  • Smoke was seen rising from the field, the sources said.
  • An engineer at the field said a gas storage facility was hit.

Leaves out Does not report that production was suspended or that crews were sent to shelters.

Read the original at Arab News Read the full article at Arab News