Iraqi forces advance to try to break insurgent siege of Baiji refinery

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YlTIV.ktR8d4sOnE2zygYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-11-09T105635Z_1_LYNXNPEAA804Y_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-CRISIS.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/iraqi-government-forces-advance-center-city-near-refinery-094229888.html)BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi military forces reached the center of the **rthern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery nearby, according to an army colonel and a witness. Islamic State insurgents seized Baiji and surrounded the sprawling refinery in June during a lightning advance through **rthern Iraq. The Sunni militants have captured large expanses of neighboring Syria and **w face U.S.-led air strikes. ...




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