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Iraq Clears Massive Oil Refinery of Islamic State: Coalition
Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes have cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping Baghdad fight the jihadists said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Readies for Tikrit Last Stand But 'Expands' to Nigeria
Thousands of Iraqi forces have laid siege to jihadists holed up in Tikrit but the Islamic State group shrugged off setbacks by welcoming Nigeria's Boko Haram group into its "caliphate".
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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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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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US Assessing Whether Iraq Forces Can Hold: Martin Dempsey
A top US military official says a key role of the American troops in Iraq is assessing whether the country's security forces can hold together and whether its leaders are confident they can do their jobs.
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Iraq Clears Massive Oil Refinery of Islamic State: Coalition
Iraqi forces backed by US-led air strikes have cleared the country's largest oil refinery of the Islamic State group, the international coalition helping Baghdad fight the jihadists said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Readies for Tikrit Last Stand But 'Expands' to Nigeria
Thousands of Iraqi forces have laid siege to jihadists holed up in Tikrit but the Islamic State group shrugged off setbacks by welcoming Nigeria's Boko Haram group into its "caliphate".
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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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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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US Assessing Whether Iraq Forces Can Hold: Martin Dempsey
A top US military official says a key role of the American troops in Iraq is assessing whether the country's security forces can hold together and whether its leaders are confident they can do their jobs.
