West Asia conflict Kuwait oil refinery units on fire after drone attack: state media

A drone attack on a refinery owned by Kuwait’s national oil company on Friday (April 3, 2026) sparked fires at several of its units, state media said.

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“Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) told KUNA that the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was targeted in a drone attack early this morning, resulting in fires in several operational units,” official news agency KUNA reported, adding that emergency teams were working to contain the blazes.

Kuwait’s military said its air defences were working to intercept missiles and drones fired towards the Gulf nation’s territory.

Bahrain’s interior ministry reported sirens sounding in the country and told residents to head “to the nearest safe place”, without providing further details.