A drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field on Wednesday left Iraq’s Kurdistan Region grappling with widespread power outages, with authorities reporting that up to 80% of electricity was disrupted. The strike severed the gas supply feeding several key power stations, officials said.

Omed Ahmed, spokesperson for the Kurdish Electricity Ministry, confirmed that the incident led to a total shutdown of gas deliveries to the generating stations, resulting in blackouts across major cities including Erbil, Al-Sulaymaniyah, and Duhok. Reports indicate that the power cuts spread gradually through residential neighborhoods.

The Joint Operations Command, which oversees Iraq’s armed forces, denounced the attack as a “terrorist act” aimed at undermining the nation’s economic infrastructure. The military warned that the strike could further destabilize the electricity network and harm critical energy resources in the region.

Local sources told Shafaq News that the strike occurred around 11:30 pm, causing substantial material damage, though no injuries were reported. The Khor Mor field, one of Kurdistan’s largest energy sites, spans 33 kilometers by 4 kilometers and holds 9.2 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves. It produces around 452 million cubic meters of gas per day, in addition to 22,000 barrels of condensate and 1,050 tons of LPG.

This attack follows a series of recent security alerts at Khor Mor, including a drone incursion three days earlier. The field was previously targeted by a drone attack in February 2025, which also caused no casualties.