The representative, Adil Jabar, told NRT that Iraqi forces launched a campaign without the knowledge of the Ministry of Peshmerga but the Ministry warned them and the operation was called off.
He said the rumors of Iraqi forces’ movements near the Kurdistan Region’s oil fields are not true and the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces are in good cooperation.
Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani’s Chamchamal district was attacked two days in a row on Thursday and Friday by Katyusha rockets and Jabar said on Monday, June 27, that investigations are still ongoing, adding but they were still unaware who was behind the attacks.
Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, the spokesman for Iraq's Joint Operations Command, said on Sunday rumors of Iraqi forces moving toward the Kurdistan Region are far from true.
He said the joint brigades of the Peshmerga and Iraqi forces will continue to fill the security gaps.
UAE-based Dana Gas has suspended its works in expanding the Khor Mor field in Chamchamal, Sulaimani province, after the series of missile attacks on the gas field.
Dana Gas said in a statement on Monday, June 27, that while production operations are not affected, expansion work in Khor Mor is suspended amid "implementing necessary security strengthening."
It said that the company is coordinating with the Kurdistan Region Government (KRG), which has beefed up the security of the area.
It also added the KRG and the Iraqi government have shown "strong support" for the company as extra security personnel has been mobilized by the KRG to protect the company's facilities.
Dana Gas came under rocket attack on Thursday, when two people were injured, and on Friday, more than five Katyusha rockets were fired at Khor Mor gas field in two separate attacks.
In the latest offence, rockets were fired at Dana Gas's Khor Mor field in Chamchamal district on Saturday, causing no human or material damage.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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