Iraq: The Oil Fires in Qayyarah Are Out

Apr 4, 2017 | Earth Observatory
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Several oil fires that have burned in northern Iraq for months have been extinguished. NASA satellites first detected fires at one or two wells near the towns of Qayyarah and Shargat in May 2016. Small fires continued to spring up intermittently throughout June. In July 2016, the number and volume of fires increased dramatically.