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Iraq: 10 killed in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in refinery near Baiji
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 17:33
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The commander of a federal police force tasked with protecting Iraq’s largest oil refinery was killed on Tuesday in fierce battles with the Islamic State (IS) militants who managed to seize part of the refinery, provincial security sources said.
The IS militants carried out an attack on the refinery near the town of Baiji in Salahudin province at dawn and made some progress inside the huge oil facility after heavy clashes with the security forces, killing Maj. Gen. Dhaif Khalaf and nine of his bodyguards, a source told Xinhua news agency.
Source: http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2015/04/15/iraq-10-killed-in-clashes-with-islamic-state-is-militants-in-refinery-near-baiji/
