Iraq: Jihadists Burn Three Iraq Oil Wells as Kurds Attack

Aug 28, 2014 | AFP
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Retreating jihadists set three wells ablaze at a northern Iraq oil field Thursday as they battled Kurdish forces who launched a major attack nearby, officials said.

The Islamic State (IS) jihadists set the wells on fire before deserting the Ain Zalah field, which was seized by militants along in early August, an official from the North Oil Company said.