Iraq: LIfe under ISIS: Iraqis Choke as Sabotaged Oil Wells Blaze

Oct 13, 2016 | Ben Wedeman and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN
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ISIS militants had set the wells on fire hoping to obscure the view of Iraqi and coalition warplanes, but it didn't stop Iraqi forces from driving them out of town in late August. Technicians from the provincial oil company were able to put some of the fires out, but not the one near Khalil's house. Every time they tried, ISIS fighters lobbed mortar rounds their way.