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To: afrayem onigwecher who wrote (11441)	3/30/2003 2:12:46 PM
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"no sign of oilfields burning" March 29 (Reuters) alertnet.org NORTHERN IRAQ- There was no sign of oilfields burning around Kirkuk on Saturday, and the northern Iraqi city's main oil refinery appeared to be working normally. Washington feared Saddam would set his oilfields on fire to prevent them falling into enemy hands. "But so far fewer than 10 wellheads are known to have been set alight, all in the Rumaila fields in southern Iraq which were secured in the early stages of battle by British troops." ........................ SOUTHERN IRAQ--From miles away and 200 feet off the ground, the Rumaila oil fires are red specks in the distance, mimicking the first slanting rays of a rising desert sun. As the distance closes, though, their fury becomes apparent, flame and smoke spewing out from the scarred earth. In his UH-1 Huey command helicopter, Lt. Gen. James Conway knows it could have been worse. "A hell of a lot worse," says the commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force that made the first dash into Iraq to prevent Saddam Hussein's forces from laying waste to his nation's vast oil reserves, kicking off the long-anticipated ground war earlier than planned. ............................

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