Iraq: ISIS Torches Qayarah Oil Complex, Dumps Crude in Tigris

Aug 3, 2016 | Iraq Oil Report
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Facing the imminent advance of Iraqi forces, militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) have looted, bulldozed and torched the Qayarah refinery, and are trying to weaponize oil from nearby fields.The desperate scorched-earth tactics highlight the extent to which the IS group's battlefield losses are undermining its aspirations to create an oil-fueled quasi-state.