Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, has warned that a drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has exposed serious weaknesses in the security of critical energy infrastructure.
Khalilzad said the suspension of gas production at the field had taken around 2.8 gigawatts of electricity generation capacity offline, highlighting the impact of attacks on vital energy facilities.
He said the lack of advanced air defence systems and disagreements between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraq’s central government over security responsibilities had made it difficult to protect important energy installations.
Khalilzad warned that such attacks could pose a serious threat to regional energy security.
