ISIS torches Iraqi oil wells to hinder airstrikes near Tikrit

ISIS torches Iraqi oil wells to hinder airstrikes near Tikrit

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Iraq's government accuses ISIS of bulldozing the site of one of the world's most ancient cities. Officials say the extremists looted and destroyed the city of Nimrud. The news came as ISIS militants reportedly set fire to the oil wells to create a smoke screen and protect themselves from Iraqi government fighter jets. Holly Williams reports from Erbil, Iraq.

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