Iraqi Security Committee Begins Field Investigation Into Khor Mor Gas Field Attack
The investigation is being conducted in coordination with Kurdistan Region officials to establish the circumstances of Sunday’s attack and identify its source and those responsible
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — An Iraqi security committee tasked with investigating the attack on the Khor Mor gas field officially began its field investigations on Monday in coordination with relevant authorities in the Kurdistan Region, the spokesperson for the Iraqi commander-in-chief said.
Sabah al-Numan told Kurdistan24's Matin Karim-Khan that the committee, formed under the direction of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, had formally begun its work on Monday, Nov. 9, to investigate the incident.
He said the committee was conducting a detailed investigation in full coordination with officials and security agencies in the Kurdistan Region to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and determine its source.
Al-Numan added that the committee’s findings and recommendations would be submitted to the relevant authorities upon completion so that the necessary measures could be taken.
Late Sunday, al-Zaidi, who also serves as commander-in-chief of Iraq’s armed forces, ordered the formation of a joint investigative committee with the relevant authorities in the Kurdistan Region following the attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Chamchamal district, Sulaimani province.
According to a statement from the office of the commander-in-chief, the attack occurred at 11:10 p.m. on Nov. 8. Initial information indicated that no human casualties had been reported.
The joint committee was assigned to investigate the circumstances of the incident, uncover its details, and identify those responsible.
Following the attack, the Kurdistan Region’s ministries of Natural Resources and Electricity issued statements announcing measures to limit its impact on electricity supplies to residents.
The two ministries said they were working to address the consequences of the incident and restore normal conditions in the electricity sector as quickly as possible.
Khor Mor is one of the Kurdistan Region’s most critical energy facilities and a major source of natural gas used to operate power plants. Any disruption to its production can therefore have significant consequences for electricity generation and supplies across the Region.