Rocket fire targeted a gas complex in northern Iraq in the autonomous Kurdistan region on Monday (July 25th), a local official said, with similar strikes reported in recent weeks.
“
Three katiousha-type rockets targeted the Khor Mor field
,” Ramak Ramadan, the head of the Chemchemal district, where the gas complex managed by Dana Gas, an energy firm from the United Arab Emirates, is located.
"
Up to now we don't know if any damage has been caused, we will open an investigation into this
".
On the background of the oil dispute
A month ago this same gas complex had been targeted three times by rocket fire without causing injuries or material damage.
The gas field is located between the cities of Kirkuk and Suleimaniyah, in an area managed by the authorities of the autonomous region of Kurdistan of Iraq.
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In April and May, it was the Kawergosk oil refinery that was targeted, one of the largest in this oil-rich Kurdish autonomous region, located northwest of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
These attacks, which have not been claimed, occur against the backdrop of the oil dispute between Baghdad and Erbil and legal proceedings poisoning their relations.
The federal power of Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdistan of Iraq however ensured on Saturday to opt for "
dialogue
".