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Hoshyar Zebari, a senior member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Politburo and former Iraqi foreign minister, said on X (formerly Twitter) that pro-Iranian factions were responsible for dozens of drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region’s energy facilities in July.
Zebari wrote that 38 strikes were launched from within Iraqi territory, targeting oil wells and infrastructure across the Kurdistan Region. He added that the Iraqi government formed an investigative committee, which acknowledged the attacks in its report but did not name the groups behind them.
“These attacks are known to everyone, and yet the government has not dared to hold accountable the groups behind them,” Zebari posted.
Drone and rocket strikes on Kurdistan’s energy infrastructure have escalated in recent years, particularly since 2022, when pro-Iranian militias began hitting oil export facilities in Erbil and Duhok. These attacks are widely seen as attempts to pressure the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its international partners.
While Baghdad has regularly condemned such incidents, critics argue that "powerful militias aligned with Iran prevent meaningful accountability". The issue has fueled tensions between Erbil and Baghdad, already strained by disputes over oil exports, revenue-sharing, and budget allocations.