{
  "id": 19041462,
  "title": "Iraq's Khor Mor gas field hit less than day after reportedly referenced by Kataib Hezbollah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-hit-less-than-day-after-reportedly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T23:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-914274"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq came under attack less than 24 hours after rumors circulated that Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah had made comments about the facility. Prior to this, the Kurdistan Regional Government had repeatedly requested drone defenses to protect the gas field and other sites. Iran has launched over 1,000 drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region since February.\n\nRudaw media reported that \"gas production at the Khor Mor field west of Sulaimani came to a halt late Sunday after an unknown projectile struck the facility's gas storage unit, causing significant damage.\" Smoke and fire were visible from the scene, with reports suggesting the facility was hit by a drone. A source confirmed the attack to Rudaw's correspondent but remained uncertain whether it was a drone or a rocket that caused the massive fire. Nearly 1.5 thousand tons of cooking gas were stored in the warehouse unit, and efforts were underway to control the blaze.\n\nKataib Hezbollah's Abu Mujahid al-Assaf had previously threatened Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, stating, \"we do not want to air dirty laundry in public, nor open the files of (Khor Mor) and the incitement to target it for the purpose of extorting the UAE.\" Zaidi has vowed to crack down on armed groups and confiscate their weapons, canceling contracts at Mosul airport due to their links with \"armed groups.\" Kataib Hezbollah has a history of targeting facilities in Iraq and even attacked Saudi Arabia, killing three Americans in Jordan in January 2024. The Khor Mor gas field had been struck previously in December 2025, February 2025, and August 2023.",
  "summary": "Kataib Hezbollah has targeted facilities in Iraq in the past and has also targeted Saudi Arabia and killed three Americans in Jordan in January 2024.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Drone attack targets Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, halts production",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/drone-attack-targets-khor-mor-gas-field-in-iraqs-sulaymaniyah-halts",
        "published": "2026-11-08T20:41:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Production suspended at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field after drone attack, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/production-suspended-at-iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-after-drone-attack",
        "published": "2026-11-08T20:48:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Production suspended at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field after drone attack, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/production-suspended-at-iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-after-drone-attack-19028962",
        "published": "2026-11-08T21:46:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Attack on Iraq gas complex disrupts supply to region’s power plants, authorities say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/attack-on-iraq-gas-complex-disrupts-supply-to-regions-power-plants",
        "published": "2026-11-08T22:09:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Drone strike on Iraq's Khor Mor gas field cuts power production by 2.8 GW: Ministry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/drone-strike-on-iraqs-khor-mor-gas-field-cuts-power-production-by-2-8",
        "published": "2026-11-08T22:56:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}