| Description |
1 online resource (49 minutes) |
| Summary |
Since last August, nineteen oil wells have been set on fire by Islamic State jihadists to slow down the Iraqi forces in the offensive to take back control of Mosul. Only ten have been completely put out. Iraqi firefighters have been fighting every day for months to try to control the flames of the oil wells in the region. They work in disastrous conditions, columns of toxic fumes escape continuously, covering Qayyarah and its surroundings with a thick layer of soot. What are the health consequences and the economic impact of burning oil wells? After two years of dread under ISIS control, Iraqi seems to have been struck once again by the oil curse |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed September 16, 2022) |
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In English |
| Subject |
IS (Organization)
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Oil wells -- Iraq
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Oil wells -- Fires and fire prevention -- Iraq
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Fires and fire prevention -- Iraq
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Fire fighters -- Iraq
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Lamorré, Stéphanie, director, screenwriter
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Touta, Sébastien, director
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Memento Films, production company
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Spicee (Firm), production company
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Terranoa (Firm), publisher
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