ISIL terrorists attack Iraq’s Baiji oil refinery
Takfiri ISIL terrorists have launched a fierce assault on Iraq’s Baiji oil refinery, the country’s largest, located near the key northern city of Baiji in Salahuddin province, an Iraqi army officer says.
"Today, Daesh launched an attack against the Baiji oil refinery," the officer stated on Saturday, using the Arabic acronym for ISIL.
The military source added that the raid on the refinery was "the fiercest since we broke the siege (of the facility) a few months ago."
The terrorists claimed they broke in but the Iraqi army said the site remained under its control.
The officer also noted that the terrorists attacked the refinery from three fronts: Al-Bujwari village to the south, the housing compound for refinery employees to the west and a small plant to the east.
Three ISIL bombers “were able to reach the entrances of the refinery, he said, adding that two were killed but one managed to detonate his explosive-laden vest.
The source further stressed that the Iraqi troops protecting the site were able to kill 20 ISIL militants and regain control of the entire site, including the entrances.
"Daesh is trying to send the message that they are everywhere but in fact they are defeated and cannot advance," the officer said.
The refinery, which once produced some 300,000 barrels of refined petroleum products per day, was under the siege of the ISIL militants for months.
In November last year, Iraqi forces retook the city of Baiji and broke the siege on its oil refinery. However, the ISIL recaptured the city later.
Baiji is located on a main road to the northern city of Mosul, which is under the ISIL control and its liberation can choke off the militants’ supply lines.
The ISIL terrorists currently control parts of Syria and Iraq. They have been committing heinous crimes in the captured areas, including mass executions and beheading of local residents as well as foreign nationals.
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