US condemns drone attacks on oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned recent drone attacks targeting oil fields in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Security sources told Reuters earlier in the day that an oilfield operated by U.S. company Hunt Oil became the latest site in a series of attacks in recent days.

"These strikes target international companies that are working with Iraq to invest in Iraq's future," said department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, who called the attacks "imperil" Iraq’s stability and economic future.