Iraqi army thwarts ISIL attack on Baiji Iraqi army, backed by Sunni tribesmen and Shia volunteers, has countered an attack by the ISIL terrorist group on the country’s largest oil refinery. The successful operation by the Iraqi army came after the Takfiri militants launched an attack on the Baiji refinery near the town of Tikrit in the northern province of Salahuddin. The militants fired dozens of rockets toward the refinery and caused damage to the facility. Following the Takfiris’ assault, Iraqi warplanes bombarded the militants’ hideouts around the Baiji refinery. Iraqi security forces, along with tribesmen and volunteers, eventually managed to push back the Takfiri militants. Dozens of ISIL Takfiri terrorists were killed in the operation, and many others were injured. The Baiji refinery has recently been the site of several battles between government forces and militants. Over the past few weeks, Iraqi forces have killed a large number of Takfiri terrorists in their mop-up operations across the crisis-hit country.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 03:08:57 +0000
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