Jihadist militants at Iraq's largest oil refinery in Beiji, some 155 miles north of Baghdad, in a photo taken from a militant social media account. Uncredited/AP
Sunni Rebels Control Most of Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery, Workers Say -- WSJ
Most of Embattled Beiji Oil Refinery Controlled by Sunni Militants, Employees Say
Workers at Iraq's largest oil refinery said Thursday that rebels had taken over most of the embattled facility, in what has become a decisive test of Baghdad's ability to protect a pillar of the country's economy from a Sunni Muslim insurgency.
The battle for the refinery in Beiji, 130 miles north of the capital Baghdad, was expected to step up again after it subsided overnight, following a day of assaults by Iraq's counterterrorism units and helicopter gunships aimed at regaining control of the facility from Sunni rebels.
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More News On ISIS Militants And Iraqi Forces Continuing To Battle In Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery In Beiji
Militants fly their black flags on Iraqi refinery -- AP
Black ISIL flag flies over Iraq’s largest oil refinery, witnesses say -- Washington Times
Iraq: Heavy clashes as military, ISIS militants fight for control of refinery -- CNN
Iraq crisis: Baiji oil refinery contested -- BBC
Iraq Battles Militants For Key Oil Refinery In Beiji -- NPR
Iraqi Forces, Militants Battle for Oil Refinery -- VOA
My Comment: If the Iraqi government was in control of this refinery .... they would be having the TV crews within the installation. They do not .... which tells me that they have either lost the facility .... or the fight is still continuing.
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Your comment is right on.
Have you seen this from the UK Telegraph? Title is "Iraq crisis: Isis jihadists 'seize Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons stockpile' - live" : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/10910868/Iraq-crisis-Obama-may-launch-air-strikes-without-Congress-amid-calls-for-Maliki-to-go-live.html
Thank you Sheerah for the Telegraph story. I am well aware of it, and I will be commenting on it at 17;00 EST (i.e. in one hour). Thank you just the same .... I do sometimes miss a news worthy story here or there .... and a "heads-up" to me is always OK.
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