Iraq/Syria: Mystery Spill at Mosul Lake: Analyzing Potential Causes of Pollution

Mar 15, 2019 | Wim Zwijnenburg, Bellingcat
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During the monitoring of the ongoing situation in Syria and Iraq via open-access satellite imagery, a curious situation presented itself in early January at the Mosul Lake. A black sludge stream resembling an oil spill appeared in the northwest part of the lake.