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Drones set fires at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery; a power and desalination plant is also hit

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Drone strikes in the early hours of 3 April caused fires in a number of operational units at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, with no employees hurt, state news agency KUNA reported, according to Al Jazeera; it was the third hit on the refinery. Kuwaiti authorities said a power and water desalination plant was also struck and blamed Iran. The IRGC denied responsibility for attacks on desalination plants and blamed Israel. An Indian worker was killed in an earlier strike on a Kuwaiti power and desalination plant on 30 March.

When
3 April 2026
Where
Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, Kuwait
What
energy infrastructure attack, energy
Against
Government of Kuwait
Attribution
Attribution contested. Kuwait blamed Iran; the IRGC denied attacking desalination plants and blamed Israel.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: KUNA report and Kuwaiti authorities statement; IRGC denial · published 2026-04-03 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: KUNA report · published 2026-04-03 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "Drones set fires at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery; a power and desalination plant is also hit", ev-20261027-phb0, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-phb0/

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