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| Iraq |
| Salahuddin District Reconquista |
| 2015-04-17 |
| ISIS still holds ground in Biji’s refinery, says Salahuddin Council [IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, Salahuddin Provincial Council announced, that ISIS Member of the council Khaz'al Hammad stated for IraqiNews, "ISIS "The convergence between the security forces and the troops stationed in east of Biji has already taken place prior to their arrival in the district within the next few days," Hammad added. Hundredsof ISIS fighters still occupy parts of Biji oil refinery, says Oil Minister [IraqiNews.com] On Thursday, Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi revealed that hundreds of ISIS elements still occupy parts of Biji oil refinery in northern Salahuddin. Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement issued in Washington and quoted by Rooters, "Hundreds of ISIS elements still occupy parts of Biji oil refinery, the largest oil refinery in the country." Abdul-Mahdi added, "The government still controls the main part of the refinery." 45 ISIS elements killed by IAF north of Tikrit [IraqiNews.com] On Wednesday, a security source in Salahuddin province said, that 45 elements of the ISIS group have been killed and 5 armored vehicles were destroyed in an aerial bombing by the army's air force in areas north of Tikrit. The source stated to IraqiNews.com, "The Iraqi Air Force (IAF) have carried out intensive air strikes on a number of headquarters and gathering sites for the ISIS group holy warriors in central Biji district, the area of al-Siniyah and the village of Albu Jawari (40 km north of Tikrit)," pointing out that, "The aerial bombing resulted in killing 45 ISIS elements and burning 5 armored vehicles that belonged to the group." |
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