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A tank of the Iraqi army is seen in the town of Qayyara, Iraq August 24, 2016. -REUTERS
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East
Qayyara – U.S. soldiers deployed at Qayyara military base near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul put on protective masks on Saturday after the wind started to carry toxic smoke from nearby sulphur plant which ISIS set on fire. The precautionary measure was taken when...
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Fire rises from oil wells, set ablaze by ISIS militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, which has been recaptured by Iraqi forces, August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2016 | Middle East
Qayyara-It gets darker earlier these days in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara, which ISIS militants abandoned about a week ago after setting fire to many of the region’s oil wells. Smoke billowing into the sky during a Reuters visit on Monday blotted out the...
