Based on Miqrab AI’s analysis of 486 X \/ Twitter posts trending in Iraq on November 27, 2025, the primary discussions centered on the severe security and political repercussions of a drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region. This event dominated the conversation, with widespread condemnation from Iraqi, Kurdish, and international officials, alongside intense speculation blaming various actors, including Iran-backed militias and Turkey, for attempting to destabilize Iraq’s energy sector and political landscape. Another significant narrative revolved around a detailed analysis of Iraq’s recent population census, which sparked a debate over alleged sectarian imbalances in parliamentary representation. Concurrently, conversations continued around the political maneuvering for the selection of the next prime minister, critiques of the ruling Coordination Framework, and broader geopolitical discussions about Iran’s influence in the region and internal Iraqi political dynamics.<\/p>\n
The most dominant story was a drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Sulaymaniyah, which caused a major fire and a significant disruption to electricity in the Kurdistan Region. The attack drew swift and widespread condemnation from across the political spectrum. Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani<\/a> (Post Impact: 21%<\/strong>) called it a “cowardly attack”<\/em> and urged the federal government to find the perpetrators. Similarly, KRG President Nechirvan Barzani<\/a> (Post Impact: 13%<\/strong>) described it as a threat to the country’s security and stability. In Baghdad, Shia cleric and political leader Ammar Al-Hakim<\/a> (Post Impact: 13%<\/strong>) condemned the “sabotage,” while Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq leader Qais al-Khazali<\/a> (Post Impact: 100%<\/strong>) issued a statement calling for a professional investigation to reveal the perpetrators. The U.S. Embassy Baghdad<\/a> (Post Impact: 22%<\/strong>) strongly condemned the “terrorist attack”<\/em> and urged the Iraqi government to hold the perpetrators accountable, highlighting it as an attempt by “malign actors to destabilize Iraq and target U.S. investments.”<\/em> Accounts like Haider<\/a> (Post Impact: 9%<\/strong>) and Ali Farhan<\/a> (Post Impact: 11%<\/strong>) reported on the immediate impact, citing the KRG’s Ministry of Electricity which stated that 80% of the region’s power capacity was lost due to the attack.<\/p>\n Following the attack on the Khor Mor gas field, X \/ Twitter users and political commentators began speculating on the responsible parties, with accusations pointing in multiple directions. Faig Alsheakh<\/a> (Post Impact: 35%<\/strong>) directly accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, stating that Iran is the only country with an interest in the attack, viewing it as a message to Masoud Barzani against cooperation with the United States. Similarly, Rusly Al-Maliki<\/a> (Post Impact: 12%<\/strong>) sarcastically blamed “Khamenei’s bootlickers” for carrying out the attack to prevent Iraq from achieving gas self-sufficiency and ending its reliance on Iranian imports. In contrast, Ahmad Abdulsada<\/a> (Post Impact: 12%<\/strong>) suggested Turkey was responsible, theorizing it was an attack on the Emirati company Dana Gas, which operates the field, as part of a regional rivalry between Turkey\/Qatar and the UAE. Prominent Kurdish politician Hoshyar Zebari<\/a> (Post Impact: 12%<\/strong>) explicitly blamed “militia factions” for launching rockets from the Tuz Khurmatu axis to sabotage the region’s economy.<\/p>\n A detailed analysis of Iraq’s recent general census, shared by journalist Othman Al-Mukhtar<\/a> (Post Impact: 27%<\/strong>), sparked a significant discussion about sectarian and political representation. Al-Mukhtar argued that the official figures reveal a major “imbalance” in parliamentary seat allocation, systematically disadvantaging Sunni-majority provinces. He calculated that provinces like Nineveh, Anbar, and Salah al-Din are underrepresented by at least 12, 5, and 5 seats, respectively, while southern provinces and some in the Kurdistan region receive representation that is disproportionately high relative to their population. In a separate post, Al-Mukhtar<\/a> (Post Impact: 12%<\/strong>) claimed that according to the census data, at least 40 parliamentary seats were “stolen” from these provinces. He concluded his analysis by highlighting the vast disparity in Sunni representation across government institutions, from ministries to the military, asking, “Have you ever seen a sectarian, exclusionary, and fraudulent system like this???”<\/em><\/p>\n The process of selecting Iraq’s next prime minister is a prominent topic, with political figures and commentators weighing in on the dynamics within the ruling Shia Coordination Framework. Ezzat Alshabandar<\/a> (Post Impact: 23%<\/strong>) sharply criticized the Framework for imposing what he called “humiliating conditions and restrictions”<\/em> on its own candidate, suggesting they should “withdraw confidence” rather than grant it. He asserted that the Framework is “establishing its own end under the weight of psychological and historical personal complexes.”<\/em> Meanwhile, journalist Ahmad Mulla Talal<\/a> (Post Impact: 21%<\/strong>) engaged the public directly, asking his followers who they expect or hope will be the next prime minister. Adding to the discussion, Asaad Al-basri<\/a> (Post Impact: 24%<\/strong>) analyzed the political transformation of figures like Qais al-Khazali from armed commanders to political engineers, noting that the success of factions in the 2025 elections will force them to adapt to political realism, describing the battle of politics as “harder than the battle of weapons.”<\/em><\/p>\n A video promoting tourism in Iraq, created by an Iraqi woman named Solin and her foreign husband, garnered significant attention and praise. Rusly Al-Maliki<\/a> (Post Impact: 75%<\/strong>) shared the video, highlighting its quality and effectiveness in contrast to the failures of official government bodies. He argued that even if the Iraqi government, including the Ministry of Tourism, allocated a billion dinars and hired bloggers and companies, they could not produce a tourism advertisement as compelling as the one made by just two people. He attributed this to the idea that “the state’s departments are a god of failure, while creative people, even amateurs, produce amazing work.”<\/em> He concluded his post with the critical hashtag #\u0645\u062a\u0635\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0646_\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629, which translates to “You will not become a state.”<\/em><\/p>\n An international event, the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, was a high-engagement topic among Iraqi social media users. Sufian Al-Samarrai<\/a> (Post Impact: 61%<\/strong>) reported on the dramatic events, sharing a video of the moment the coup plotters arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embal\u00f3. According to his post, the president had called Agence France-Presse to report that his room in the palace was being surrounded by coup plotters. Shortly after, the military entered and detained him after he attempted to greet them and they refused to shake his hand, instead raising their weapons at him.<\/p>\n A disturbing video circulated on X \/ Twitter, reportedly showing a Syrian woman being coerced into making sectarian statements. The account Haider<\/a> (Post Impact: 48%<\/strong>) shared the video with a description stating that a Syrian man held a Syrian woman at gunpoint to force her to record a video. In the clip, she was allegedly made to claim she was an Iraqi from Najaf and was directed to insult Shiites and their religious authorities, with the man heard prompting her with questions like “How can you accuse Omar of killing Hussein?”<\/em> The post adds that it was later discovered the woman is from the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, Syria, not Iraq.<\/p>\n A lengthy analysis by Asaad Al-basri<\/a> (Post Impact: 24%<\/strong>) provided a broad overview of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, detailing a series of Israeli assassinations of high-ranking Hezbollah and Iranian officials. The post then pivoted to the internal debate within Iraq’s Shia political sphere, contrasting two viewpoints: one that sees Iraq as needing to maintain its own local narrative rooted in its own history of struggle, and another that believes Iraq must abandon its “narrow localism” and adopt the “grand Iranian epic” because Tehran is the center of the Shia world. In a different but related post, Dr. Hussein Al-Safi<\/a> (Post Impact: 21%<\/strong>) listed what he termed “suspicious projects in Iraq” led by various countries, including Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, the US, and Saudi Arabia, each with a different agenda, from sectarianism to normalization. Despite these external pressures, he concluded that “Iraq remains strong.”<\/em><\/p>\n A political scandal involving a candidate from the Badr Organization gained traction, with reports that an arrest warrant had been issued for him. The account Haider<\/a> (Post Impact: 6%<\/strong>) reported that the Iraqi judiciary issued a warrant for Muhannad Al-Khazraji for allegedly forming a “fake faction” within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and deceiving young people with promises of employment in order to win their votes. Ahmad Alwishah<\/a> (Post Impact: 8%<\/strong>) provided more details, claiming Al-Khazraji trained 1,500 youths at Camp Ashraf in Diyala, which is under the control of the PMF, calling it a “major fraud” and urging the judiciary to investigate all involved parties.<\/p>\n Recent events, including the Khor Mor attack and the discovery of a “fake” military camp, prompted widespread criticism of Iraq’s security apparatus. Dr. Zainab Al-Dulaimi<\/a> (Post Impact: 5%<\/strong>) listed eleven different security and intelligence agencies and questioned how, with all their resources, none of them were aware of a “fake camp.” Similarly, Rusly Al-Maliki<\/a> (Post Impact: 8%<\/strong>) described the fake camps issue as a “security scandal in every sense of the word,”<\/em> expressing concern about what other undeclared armed groups might exist in the country. Salem Al-Jumaili<\/a> (Post Impact: 8%<\/strong>) argued that the ruling factions are the greatest danger to the state itself, citing the Khor Mor bombing and corruption as proof that the system is being destroyed from within by those who claim to protect it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Based on Miqrab AI’s analysis of 486 X \/ Twitter posts trending in Iraq on November 27, 2025, the primary discussions centered on the severe security and political repercussions of a drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region. 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Conflicting Theories Emerge Blaming Iran, Turkey, and Militias for Khor Mor Attack<\/h2>\n
3. Analysis of Census Data Fuels Debate on Political Misrepresentation<\/h2>\n
4. Speculation and Criticism Surround Selection of Next Prime Minister<\/h2>\n
5. Independent Tourism Video Praised for Outshining Government Efforts<\/h2>\n
6. Coup in Guinea-Bissau Captures Attention on Iraqi Social Media<\/h2>\n
7. Outrage Over Video of Syrian Woman Allegedly Forced to Insult Shiites<\/h2>\n
8. Discussions on Iran’s Regional Role and Internal Shia Politics<\/h2>\n
9. Arrest Warrant Issued for Badr Candidate Over “Fake Faction” Scandal<\/h2>\n
10. State Security Failures Criticized After Attack and Scandals<\/h2>\n