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Iraq: Destruction Left Behind by Islamic State
October 24, 2016 1:42 PM
By
Heather Murdock
Iraq: Destruction Left Behind by Islamic State
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Just days ago, Islamic State militants were operating on the outskirts of Qayyarah setting fire to oil wells they controlled only a month ago, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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Residents say residue from the fumes coats their clothes and skin, and at this household there is just barely enough water for drinking in Qayyarah, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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In recent days about 1,000 people have been hospitalized from inhaling fumes from another fire set by IS nearby, this one at a sulfur plant, in Qayyarah, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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Most of the homes in this area remain empty as Iraqi and Peshmerga forces recapture villages. Many homes and businesses are in rubble, bombed by coalition airstrikes against IS, in Qayyarah, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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