David Bacon Stories & Photographs

Iraq

Oil for Freedom
Part 1

04 Basra Refinery
Ali Kassin, one of the most senior workers in the refinery. The tower behind him separates oil into gasoline, kerosene, naptha and other petroleum products. It is an old and battered piece of equipment that the workers watch and repair constantly. Spare parts are virtually unavailable because of the years of sanctions.

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