Islamic State suspected of oil field attack Tuesday near Kirkuk
The killing of an oil facilities policeman at a Khabbaz well comes as insurgent attacks are on the upswing.
Firefighters attempt to put out a fire in well no. 33 at the Khabbaz oil field on June 3, 2016. The wells were lit when a bomb exploded on May 4. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
KIRKUK - One oil facilities protection officer was shot to death late Tuesday in a suspected Islamic State (IS) group attack on a vulnerable well of the Khabbaz oil field, 25 kilometers southwest of Kirkuk.
Multiple security and industry officials confirmed the incident, which injured two others who were part of a unit guarding the field. Two more police officers are missing, according to an officer in the government-backed al-Hashid al-Ashayari paramilitary group, and security forces were still searching for them at the time of publication.
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