Apocalypse now: Iraqis choke as oil fields lit by IS are visible from space
Qayyarah may have been liberated from IS, but noxious gases and burning oil fields have left residents gasping for clean air

An Iraqi soldier looks on as the oil fields of Qayyarah give off vast plumes of sulphurous black smoke after being set on fire by Islamic State group militants (MEE/ Gareth Browne)
Published date: 30 October 2016 23:31 GMT
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