The Iraqis claimed they had ”launched a wide-scale search operation” in response to these attacks. After three weeks of drone attacks, Iraq claims it has launched a security operation to rein in the culprits.

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Drones struck oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday, with officials pointing to Iran-backed militias as the likely source of attacks this week that have slashed the region's oil output by more than half.

Iraq’s parliament will investigate recent drone attacks that primarily targeted Kurdistan Region’s oil fields and energy infrastructure.