Tag: Mosul

Iraqi Qayyara oil keeps burning six weeks after ouster of Islamic State

Efforts to quell Qayyara fires hampered by IS shelling BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Several wells in Iraq’s Qayyara oilfield continue to burn six weeks after the U.S.-backed Iraqi forces ousted Islamic State militants from the town as part of their push on the IS stronghold of Mosul, the oil ministry said on Wednesday. The militants […]