ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – PUK leader Bafel Talabani on Thursday condemned the “terrorist” attack on the crucial Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province, vowing a “decisive and unwavering” response and stressing that rogue militias “must be either disbanded or destroyed.” 

“The terrorist attack on the Khor Mor field is unacceptable and we condemn it in the strongest terms. Its aim is to hurt the livelihood of our fellow citizens in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and undermine the stability of our country,” Talabani said in a statement. 

He called for restricting arms in the hands of the state, stressing that “militias which operate outside of the rule of law must either be disbanded or destroyed.” 

A strike targeted the key Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province late Wednesday. The UAE-based Dana Gas, the field’s operator, said the following day that the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) section was “struck by a rocket attack,” causing no injuries but shutting down production.

The PUK leader further vowed a “decisive and unwavering” response to the attack. 

“We will act and deploy all necessary measures to safeguard the lives of our citizens,” Talabani said. 

The Kurdistan Region’s natural resources and electricity ministries said the field was targeted by a drone strike, with power supply across the Region slashed by 80 percent and electricity production down to 1,000 MW from 4,000 MW.

Qubad Talabani, the Kurdistan Region’s deputy prime minister, also called on Baghdad to rein in armed groups outside state control.

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The attack also disrupted power delivery to the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, and Salahaddin, Iraq’s electricity ministry told The New Region on Thursday.

The Khor Mor field is the main producer of the Kurdistan Region’s electricity, with natural gas reserves of around 1.8 trillion cubic feet. It is operated by Dana Gas, which, alongside affiliate Crescent Petroleum, agreed to a deal with the KRG in 2007 to develop the Region’s gas capacities.