• Drone attacks hit three oil fields in northern Iraq, causing significant infrastructure damage.
• The spate of attacks has led to a suspension of oil production, affecting over 200,000 barrels per day.
• No group has officially claimed responsibility, but Iranian-backed militias are suspected.

In a series of drone attacks over the past four days, oil fields in northern Iraq have faced significant disruptions. The attacks focused on the Tawke and Peshkhabur oil fields, operated by DNO, with Kurdish officials reporting damage but no casualties. The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) condemned the strikes, stating that they caused "significant damage to the infrastructure," especially in the Zakho area, close to the Turkish border, according to aa and indiatimes.

The most recent attack occurred on Thursday, with Kurdish counterterrorism services indicating that another drone struck the Tawke field at 10:55 am local time. Following the attacks, production at the fields was suspended, with the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan reporting that operations were halted, impacting over 200,000 barrels per day, as noted by indiatimes and dawn.

The lack of claimed responsibility for the drone attacks has led to speculation regarding their origin, with security officials attributing them to Iranian-backed militias. These groups, linked to Iranian interests, have been implicated in various military operations in the region before, suggesting a broader geopolitical maneuver, according to dawn and indiatimes.