Katyusha rockets target gas complex in Iraq's Kurdistan, no casualty reported

At least eight Katyusha rockets have reportedly hit a gas complex in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, in the latest attack on the facility owned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) energy firm Dana Gas.

According to security and local Kurdish sources, the rockets fell in the vicinity of the Khor Mor complex on Wednesday, but did not result in casualties or affect its operations.

"The attack didn’t result in any casualties, and operation is normal within the field. Investigations are ongoing by security forces at the moment," Lawk Ghafuri, head of foreign media affairs for the Kurdistan regional government, said on Twitter.

The gas complex lies between the northern Iraqi cities of Kirkuk and Sulaimaniyah, in a region administered by Kurdish authorities.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

A local commander from the Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units, known in Arabic as Hashd al-Sha’abi, said they found a rocket launcher with a timer fixed on top of a mini-truck in a rural area around 20 km to the southwest of Khor Mor.

He added that at least eight Katyusha rounds were fired from the launcher, which carried 12 rockets and noted that four unfired rockets had been found inside the launcher.

The gas field had come under similar attacks in the past. It was targeted by a number of Katyusha rockets in July.

Earlier in June, the Emirati-owned facility was targeted three times.

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