ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) interior ministry on Thursday said the joint committee investigating the June and July attacks on the Region’s energy infrastructure identified the perpetrators months ago, but Baghdad has failed to act on the findings.

A series of drone attacks targeted the Kurdistan Region’s energy infrastructure in late June and early July, prompting international oil companies operating in the Region to suspend production.

Following the attacks, a joint Erbil-Baghdad investigative committee was formed to identify the perpetrators. The KRG interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the committee completed its task, but the federal government failed to act on the findings.

According to the statement, the findings were submitted to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani “to take legal action against the parties and individuals involved in the attack,” but over two months later “the federal government has not taken any legal or security measures against the criminals.”

“We want to clarify to public opinion that the final report, which is now in the hands of the federal prime minister, clearly identifies those parties responsible for the terrorist attacks, which caused significant and dangerous damage to the Kurdistan Region's energy infrastructure through the use of drones,” the ministry added.

The ministry called on Baghdad to fulfill its obligations and “take immediate action against the perpetrators and those behind them” to ensure that such acts are not repeated.

Back in July, the KRG accused groups within Iraq's state-linked Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of being behind the attacks.

The Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani was targeted by drones twice this week, including an attack on Wednesday which caused significant damage as the drones struck the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage, cutting up to 80 percent of the Kurdistan Region’s electricity.

The KRG interior ministry blamed the federal government’s “continued inaction” and “lack of tough measures against the perpetrators of previous attacks” for Wednesday’s strike on Khor Mor, while noting that Erbil has the right to take all necessary measures to protect its security and economic interests, “within the framework of the constitution and law.”

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani launched a probe into the attacks on Thursday, but this time with support from the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) - the first time the coalition gets involved in addressing such an attack.

Members of the committee, including Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari, Iraqi intelligence Chief Hamid al-Shatri, and KRG Interior Minister Rebar Ahmed are set to visit Khor Mor on Friday, a well-informed security source told The New Region on Thursday.

The committee also includes Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi, but it is unclear whether he will be part of the on-site inspection.

KRG spokesperson Peshawa Hawramani said the Wednesday attack was the 11th strike on Khor Mor, stressing that the “federal government must guarantee that this will not happen again and that those who committed it must be named and their supporters must be punished severely.”

The spokesperson said that KRG teams continue to asses the situation after the strike caused partial blackouts across the Kurdistan Region, noting that they are set to determine how long it will take before electricity production is normalized by Friday.

“The KRG will not back down from its great projects and our future will not be destroyed by cowardly actions and light will triumph over darkness,” wrote Hawramani.

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.