Ali Zeidi, Iraq’s prime minister, followed up on the investigation into the attack that targeted the Kormor gas field in Sulaymaniyah province and ordered the procedures to be completed and the final report prepared as soon as possible.
In a statement, Sabah Numan, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said Ali Zeidi had stressed the need to take the strictest legal and punitive measures against any individual or party proven to have been involved in the attack.
The statement said the prime minister’s orders were intended to prevent similar attacks from happening again, protect the security of the country’s sensitive facilities and economic infrastructure, and safeguard the lives of the field’s employees.
