Terrorists May Have Control of Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
 

Terrorists May Have Control of Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
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BAGHDAD — Sunni militants hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents who have seized vast territories across the country's **rth

A top Iraqi security official, however, said the government still held the facility.

See also: The $2 Billion Terror Group in Iraq


The fighting at Beiji, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) **rth of Baghdad, comes as Iraq has asked the U.S. for airstrikes targeting the militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant



While U.S. President Barack Obama has **t fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is **t imminent in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground, officials said. Read more...

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