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Iraq Blows Up About 2,500 Oil Fields
Yet unconfirmed report of explosions in Iraq. Kirkuk is within the U.S.-imposed "no-fly zone," which begs the question: What country really bombed the oilfields?
TEHRAN, March 6, 2003. /from RIA Novosti correspondent Nikolai Terekhov/. - Iraq has dropped bombs hitting 2,500 oil fields that cover a vast area.
According to the IRNA agency, the bombing near Sharjeh resulted in the explosion of an oil refinery near Kirkuk.
Some oil-bearing wells were mined with antitank mines.
The Iraqi Army units are ditching around near Baghdad and Kirkuk round the clock to resist the US Army.
According to the IRNA agency, the bombing near Sharjeh resulted in the explosion of an oil refinery near Kirkuk.
Some oil-bearing wells were mined with antitank mines.
The Iraqi Army units are ditching around near Baghdad and Kirkuk round the clock to resist the US Army.
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