Islamic State 'holds seven oilfields'

Militants known as Islamic State have captured seven oilfields in Iraq with a total output capacity of 80,000 barrels per day, adding to energy deposits they seized earlier in neighbouring Syria, according to a report.

Defence: Kurdish fighters try to protect oilfields from Islamic State in northern Iraq
Defence: Kurdish fighters try to protect oilfields from Islamic State in northern Iraq
Published 13 August 2014, 16:45Updated 11 October 2016, 15:39
Middle East