TIME | ISIS Set Fire to Oil Fields Near Tikrit TIME Fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) set fire to the Ajil oil wells in east of the city of Tikrit in hopes of stopping aerial attacks that would drive them out of the oilfield, witnesses tell Reuters. The oil field used to ... Islamic State torches oil field near Tikrit as militia advance ISIS Burns Oil Field East Of Tikrit In Defensive Maneuver, Witness Says Tikrit Battle: ISIS Fighters Burn Oil Fields Amid Iraqi Offensive Against ... |