Drone Strike Halts Khor Mor Gas Output, Leaving Over 70% of Iraq's Kurdistan Region Without Power

Al Jazeera reports that a drone attack on the Khor Mor gasfield in Sulaimaniyah governorate, in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, on the night of Sunday, November 8, 2026 (17 Aban 1405) caused a fire at the facility and cut power across the region. Iraqi and Kurdish officials say more than 70 percent of the Kurdistan Region is without electricity.

Omid Ahmed, spokesperson for the regional government's electricity ministry, told Iraq's official news agency INA that gas supply to power plants in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Bazian, Chamchamal and Duhok has stopped, taking 2,500 to 2,800 megawatts of generation off the grid. He said the ministry is supplying critical sites such as hospitals and water treatment plants by running hydroelectric and alternative-fuel plants. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said an initial assessment found no casualties and ordered a joint investigation committee with the region. It is not yet clear who carried out the attack. Al Jazeera notes a drone strike hit the same facility last year and no group claimed it. IRNA, citing Kurdish-language media, also reported a fire and a halt to the field's activity.