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Iraq troops 'seize Baiji oil refinery town centre' from IS
Source: BBC
Iraqi government forces have seized large areas of the town of Baiji - home to Iraq's biggest oil refinery - from Islamic State fighters, officials say.
They said the troops controlled some 50% of the town, about 200km (130 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.
IS-led militants took Baiji in June, in one of their earliest victories, but did not capture the refinery.
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Iraqi security forces have used helicopters to attack the militants in Baiji. An Iraqi military official told Reuters news agency government troops had entered Baiji from the south and west, taking control of al-Tamim neighbourhood and the city centre.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29974426