BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants
attacked government forces and their Shi’ite militia allies on
Saturday, killing 11 near the city of Baiji as part of the battle for
control of Iraq’s biggest refinery, army and police sources said.
Four suicide bombers in vehicles packed with explosives hit security forces and the local headquarters of the Shi’ite militias in the area of al-Hijjaj, 10 km (6 miles) to the south of Baiji town, near the refinery, sources at the nearby Tikrit security operations command said.
Iraqi government forces and powerful Iranian-backed
Shi’ite militias face Islamic State on several fronts in Iraq, a major
oil producer and OPEC member.
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Source: Euronews
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