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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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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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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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Jihadists Attack Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
Islamic State militants on Saturday launched suicide attacks against the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq's largest, a senior army officer said.
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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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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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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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Jihadists Attack Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
Islamic State militants on Saturday launched suicide attacks against the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq's largest, a senior army officer said.
