Apr. 4 at 2:01 PM
A drone attack of unknown origin targeted a U.S. company’s offices at the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq on Saturday, causing a fire that was quickly contained with no casualties reported.
According to a security source in Basra, the target was KBR, a U.S. engineering and services firm operating داخل the field. The incident resulted in material damage and a localized fire, but no injuries.
Basra province is the core of Iraq’s oil industry, accounting for most of the country’s crude exports. The attack marks the latest in a of escalating regional strikes since late February, when conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran intensified.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq, including Kataib Hezbollah, have previously launched drone and rocket attacks on U.S. military and diplomatic sites, though no group has claimed responsibility for this incident.
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