Iraq: Meet the Iraqi Firefighters Battling ISIS' Oil Fires [Photos]

Mar 16, 2017 | Olivier Laurent, Time
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For almost a year now, oil fields around Mosul have been on fire. As Iraqi forces launched an assault on Islamic State-held cities, retreating militants have left behind ruins and blazes. Today, some of these fires still rage on. But these firefighters haven't given up, risking their lives to help bring order back to Iraq.