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Iraqi Forces in Major Push Against Islamic State Jihadists
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State jihadist group on separate fronts today, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of the conflict's worst flashpoints.
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Islamic State Retakes Part of Iraqi Town of Baiji: Pentagon
Islamic State fighters have regained territory in the contested city of Baiji, home to Iraq's largest oil refinery, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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Iraq's Haider Al-Abadi Says Baiji Battle 'Crucial' to Ousting Islamic State
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle over the northern town of Baiji and its refinery - Iraq's largest - was critical to the fight against Islamic State.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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Islamic State Kills 5 Policemen Near Baiji Refinery
Islamic State has killed five policemen in a town near Iraq's biggest refinery, in an attack that may help ease pressure on some of its fighters trapped in the strategically important facility, a security official said today.
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US, Iraq Working to Stem Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery: US General
American forces are trying to relieve pressure on Iraqi forces at the geographically important Baiji oil refinery, hitting militants with 26 air strikes since Tuesday and helping drop 18 pallets of supplies, the top US general said on Thursday.
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Iraqi Forces Retake Most of Baiji Refinery From Islamic State
Iraqi forces retook most of the country's largest refinery from Islamic State on Saturday, security officials said, reversing gains by the militants who seized parts of the sprawling complex this week.
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Iraq's Largest Refinery Not at Risk From Islamic State Group: US
Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji is not "at risk" despite an offensive by the Islamic State group that has breached parts of the facility, the US military's top general said Thursday.
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Iraq Retaliates as Islamic State Breach Perimeter
Islamic State militants breached the security perimeter around Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji today but were beaten back by security forces and coalition air strikes, local officials said.
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US Reports More Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria during the past 24 hours, a U.S. military statement said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Kills 24 Kurds in Surprise Attack in Northern Iraq
Islamic State militants have killed at least 24 members of the Kurdish security forces in a surprise attack in northern Iraq, Kurdish officials said, in one of the deadliest single battles for the Kurds since last summer.
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Iraq Forces Break Jihadist Siege of Main Oil Refinery
Iraqi forces broke the Islamic State group's months-long siege of the country's largest oil refinery Saturday as America's top officer flew in to discuss the expanding war against the jihadists.
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Iraq Retakes Strategic Town From Jihadists
Iraqi forces recaptured the strategic town of Baiji Friday in a significant victory over the Islamic State group, as the UN accused the jihadists of crimes against humanity in neighbouring Syria.
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Iraqi Forces Advance to Try to Break Insurgent Siege of Baiji Refinery
Iraqi military forces reached the centre of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery nearby, according to an army colonel and a witness.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Iraqi Commander, Top Cleric Raps Army Corruption
A suicide bomber in a truck packed with explosives killed a senior police commander involved in an operation against Islamic State militants who have been surrounding Iraq's biggest oil refinery for months, security sources said.
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Iraqi Forces in Major Push Against Islamic State Jihadists
Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State jihadist group on separate fronts today, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of the conflict's worst flashpoints.
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Islamic State Retakes Part of Iraqi Town of Baiji: Pentagon
Islamic State fighters have regained territory in the contested city of Baiji, home to Iraq's largest oil refinery, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
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Iraq's Haider Al-Abadi Says Baiji Battle 'Crucial' to Ousting Islamic State
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle over the northern town of Baiji and its refinery - Iraq's largest - was critical to the fight against Islamic State.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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Islamic State Kills 5 Policemen Near Baiji Refinery
Islamic State has killed five policemen in a town near Iraq's biggest refinery, in an attack that may help ease pressure on some of its fighters trapped in the strategically important facility, a security official said today.
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US, Iraq Working to Stem Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery: US General
American forces are trying to relieve pressure on Iraqi forces at the geographically important Baiji oil refinery, hitting militants with 26 air strikes since Tuesday and helping drop 18 pallets of supplies, the top US general said on Thursday.
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Iraqi Forces Retake Most of Baiji Refinery From Islamic State
Iraqi forces retook most of the country's largest refinery from Islamic State on Saturday, security officials said, reversing gains by the militants who seized parts of the sprawling complex this week.
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Iraq's Largest Refinery Not at Risk From Islamic State Group: US
Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji is not "at risk" despite an offensive by the Islamic State group that has breached parts of the facility, the US military's top general said Thursday.
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Iraq Retaliates as Islamic State Breach Perimeter
Islamic State militants breached the security perimeter around Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji today but were beaten back by security forces and coalition air strikes, local officials said.
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US Reports More Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria during the past 24 hours, a U.S. military statement said on Saturday.
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Islamic State Kills 24 Kurds in Surprise Attack in Northern Iraq
Islamic State militants have killed at least 24 members of the Kurdish security forces in a surprise attack in northern Iraq, Kurdish officials said, in one of the deadliest single battles for the Kurds since last summer.
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Iraq Forces Break Jihadist Siege of Main Oil Refinery
Iraqi forces broke the Islamic State group's months-long siege of the country's largest oil refinery Saturday as America's top officer flew in to discuss the expanding war against the jihadists.
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Iraq Retakes Strategic Town From Jihadists
Iraqi forces recaptured the strategic town of Baiji Friday in a significant victory over the Islamic State group, as the UN accused the jihadists of crimes against humanity in neighbouring Syria.
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Iraqi Forces Advance to Try to Break Insurgent Siege of Baiji Refinery
Iraqi military forces reached the centre of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery nearby, according to an army colonel and a witness.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Iraqi Commander, Top Cleric Raps Army Corruption
A suicide bomber in a truck packed with explosives killed a senior police commander involved in an operation against Islamic State militants who have been surrounding Iraq's biggest oil refinery for months, security sources said.
