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Rocket attack misses Kurdistan refinery complex but raises security concerns

Rocket attack misses Kurdistan refinery complex but raises security concerns
Rocket attack misses Kurdistan refinery complex but raises security concerns

2022-04-07 00:00:00 - From: Iraq Oil Report


The Kalak refinery, about 40 kilometers west of Kurdistan's capital city of Erbil. (BEN VAN HEUVELEN/Iraq Oil Report)

ERBIL - A rocket attack on Wednesday night appeared to target a major oil refinery complex in Erbil operated by the Iraqi Kurdish company KAR Group.

At least one rocket landed about 1 kilometer from the facility, which houses both the Kalak refinery and the Ninewa refinery, according to an official familiar with the details of the incident.

Rocket attack misses Kurdistan refinery complex but raises security concerns
Rocket attack misses Kurdistan refinery complex but raises security concerns