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One Killed in Erbil After Gunmen Fire on Fuel Convoy Linked to Khor Mor Strike

Armed assailants fired on fuel tankers in Erbil after a rocket strike damaged a storage tank at the Khor Mor gas field, killing one person and wounding others. The KRG says it dispatched fuel to restore power but convoys were blocked and attacked on roads near Gwer. Authorities have agreed with the field operator to restart production quickly to help restore electricity, while investigations continue and no group has claimed responsibility.

01:12 PM, 11/30/2025Security
One Killed in Erbil After Gunmen Fire on Fuel Convoy Linked to Khor Mor Strike

Security officials in Erbil say at least one person was killed and several others wounded after armed individuals opened fire on fuel tanker trucks that were en route to power plants. Authorities linked the shooting to an earlier strike on the Khor Mor gas field that damaged a storage tank and forced a halt to production, triggering widespread power outages across the region.

What happened

The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Interior reported that, after the rocket strike on Khor Mor, liquid fuel was dispatched to refill power stations. On the Gwer road, a group of assailants blocked the convoy and opened fire on passersby and drivers, resulting in at least one death and multiple injuries. The ministry called the violence acts of sabotage and pledged to take action to restore security.

Clashes and local tensions

An earlier account from local security sources described armed clashes between members of the Harkiya tribe and security forces near the village of Lajan on the Erbil–Gwer road, close to the Lanaz Company refinery. Officials said those clashes produced fatalities and injuries, underscoring heightened tensions in the area as authorities try to protect fuel supplies and restore services.

Response and recovery efforts

Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said the KRG reached an agreement with the operator of the Khor Mor field to resume production within hours to help restore electricity. Barzani praised the operator, identified as Dana Gas, for the workforce's resilience and said he had urged the Iraqi prime minister to hold the perpetrators to account "to the full extent of the law, whoever they may be and wherever they are."

"We will put an end to these acts of sabotage," the KRG Ministry of Interior said in a statement.

Attribution and infrastructure

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Khor Mor. A military expert, Abdulkhaliq Talaat, told a news outlet that the drone strike on the gas field appeared to have been launched from an area under Iraqi government control. Industry sources say the damaged storage tank is part of recently added facilities that were partially financed by the United States and built by a U.S. contractor.

The KRG governs parts of northern Iraq with a high degree of autonomy, an area where U.S. companies have significant energy investments. Officials said they are racing to restore production and electricity while security forces investigate the linked violence on roads supplying fuel to power plants.

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