ISIS militants in Iraq seize more strategic facilities
Itar-tass.com
June 26, 2014
Islamists established control over Ajil, located 30km to the east of Tikrit (130km to the north-east from Baghdad), with its three small oil fields
KUWAIT CITY, June 26. /ITAR-TASS/. Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) organization, with the help of other radical Sunni groups, have seized one of the largest Iraqi navy bases and several oil fields.
Islamists established control over Ajil, located 30km to the east of Tikrit (130km to the north-east from Baghdad), with its three small oil fields. Iraqi media report that 28,000 barrels of oil are produced in these fields daily.
The region of Ajil was initially controlled by the police, but after it became known that the extremists had seized several neighboring settlements, only local tribes were left to defend the place.
Conflicting reports came on Wednesday about the situation in Baiji, where one of the country’s largest oil refineries is located. The state television aired footage of reinforcements arriving to the refinery to drive out extremists from the place. However, several other Arab outlets, along with international media, said the plant was still controlled by the radicals, citing their own sources.
There is no confirmed information on who controls the refinery in Baiji now. According to some sources, the plant changes hands several times a day, with the army, ISIS militants and local tribes all fighting for control.
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