Battle for control of Iraq's Baiji refinery

The see-saw battle between rebels and security forces for control of Iraq’s main oil refinery Baiji continued on Thursday, with conflicting reports over the latest state of the insurgency.

Point of conflict: Iraq's Baiji refinery, pictured above in 2009, attacked by rebels
Point of conflict: Iraq's Baiji refinery, pictured above in 2009, attacked by rebels
Published 19 June 2014, 14:31Updated 11 October 2016, 15:55
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