Geysers of burning oil, looting and mayhem

The morning we crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq, dodging checkpoints and military police on a March afternoon in 2003, our first encounter was a geyser of burning oil arcing against a sky blackened by the smoke of burning wells. As we were not embedded with the military, our plan was vague…#kuwait #iraq #basra #iraqi #sunni #shia #baghdad #republicanguard #syrian #michelaflaq
Source: Reuters: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news