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15.07.25 - 14:27
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Drone Attacks On Northern Iraqi Oil Field On The Rise Amid Iran Tensions (ZeroHedge)
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Drone Attacks On Northern Iraqi Oil Field On The Rise Amid Iran Tensions
On Monday an explosive-laden drone sought to target vital infrastructure in northern Iraq, in an area known to host final remnants of US troops and officials. The US has long been most closely involved with Iraqi Kurdistan.
The drone carrying explosives was intercepted and brought down early Monday near Erbil International Airport in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local officials said. A later, separate nighttime (Monday) attack targeted a key oil field in the region.
Image source: Rudaw
The region's Directorate General of Counter Terrorism stated that the drone targeting the airport was shot down at 2:20 a.m. local time (2320 GMT on Sunday).
While no casualties or property damage resulted, and no group has taken responsibility for the incident so far, it suggests the possibility that Iran-allied Shia paramilitaries could be ready to cause havoc, following the 12-day Israel-Iran war last June, which the US al...
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15.07.25 - 10:45
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Preis für Opec-Öl gestiegen (DPA-AFX)
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WIEN (dpa-AFX) - Der Preis für Rohöl der Organisation erdölexportierender Länder (Opec) ist gestiegen. Wie das Opec-Sekretariat am Dienstag in Wien mitteilte, betrug der Korbpreis am Montag 72,00 US-Dollar je Barrel (159 Liter). Das waren 1,23 Dollar ......
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