IS set fire to oil wells evoking memories of Gulf War

The Islamic State (IS) group are setting fire to oil wells in Mosul, reportedly to obscure the vision of coailtion airplanes as the militant group makes its retreat.

The images have evoked memories of the first Gulf War for many Iraqis, some of whom see IS's use of similar tactics to those of Saddam Hussein in 1991 as further evidence of the Baathist presence within the militant group.

Translation: "From the outskirts of Mosul right now: after IS fighters set fire to oil wells"

Translation: "IS are burning oil wells in southeast Mosul, because it thinks it will prevent the airplanes from spotting them. They are repreating the Baathist mindset - we are in 2016 not 1991"

Translation: "IS are bruning oil wells in Mosul before they retreat. Evidence that they are Baathists. The same crime of burning oil wells in Kuwait before they were expelled. A rotten mentality."