ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The Kurdistan Region’s strategic Khor Mor gas field was targeted in a “terrorist attack” late Sunday, the Kurdish electricity and natural resource ministries said, with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordering a probe into the attack that has caused power outages across several areas in the Region.

The Kurdistan Region’s ministries of natural resources and electricity said they were working to minimize the impact of what they described as a “terrorist attack” on the Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district, which occurred at around 11 pm.

According to The New Region’s correspondent, the fire was quickly brought under control, but gas production was halted.

Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi ordered the formation of a joint investigation committee with Kurdistan Region authorities to investigate the attack, his office said early Monday.

It added that the attack took place at 11:10 pm on Sunday, with initial reports indicating no casualties.

Khor Mor has repeatedly come under attack by Iran-backed Iraqi armed factions seeking to destabilize the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas sector and limit the Region’s gas production abilities.
 
The field was also attacked in November 2025, halting production and reducing the Kurdistan Region's electricity generation by 80 percent for several days. The strike cut power supply across the Kurdistan Region by 80 percent and electricity production down to 1,000 MW from 4,000 MW.

The strike was heavily condemned regionally and internationally, with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in particular appealing for defense systems at the key facility – the largest of its kind in the Kurdistan Region.