Iraq: At Last, Burning Qayyarah Oil Wells Brought under Control

Apr 2, 2017 | Rudaw
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After months of battling a number of burning oil wells set ablaze by ISIS in the outskirts of the town of Qayyarah last year the Iraqi government announced on Tuesday that all the fires have been put out. Following the recapture of Shargat and Qayyarah – two oil-rich towns in northern Iraq by the Iraqi army last year—ISIS no longer holds any oil well in Iraq, forcing the group to rely on other sources for income and fuel.