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| Rocket hits oil refinery in Iraq's north, no casualties | |
| 2020-11-30 | |
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IS group claims responsibility for attacking oil refinery in Northern Iraq: Statement [AlAhram] IS group grabbed credit on Sunday for attacking the Siniya oil refinery in northern Iraq, according to a statement posted on the group's official channel. The statement said two Katyusha rockets were used in the attack. It gave no further details on any casualties.
Firefighters are still trying to contain the fires, refinery and local officials said, which broke out after the rocket hit a fuel storage depot inside the Siniya refinery. There were no reports of casualties at the refinery, which is near Iraq's largest oil refinery of Baiji in the Northern Salahuddin province. Related: Baiji: 2020-11-20 China Hopes for a New Era of Appeasement Baiji: 2020-08-29 Three Katyusha rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone Baiji: 2020-05-18 6 ISIS terrorists, policeman killed in attacks in Salahudin and Diyala Related: Salahuddin: 2020-11-09 Iraqi forces launch 'large scale' anti-ISIS air and ground operation in Salahaddin Salahuddin: 2020-11-01 Iraqi pilot, co-pilot killed as military jet falls due to technical failure in Balad city, Salahuddin Salahuddin: 2020-10-30 Taliban Seeks Release of More Prisoners in Talks with US Envoy | |
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