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Iraqi Armed Forces Retake Northern City of Baiji from ISIL Militants

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The Iraqi army liberated the major northern city of Baiji from Islamic State (ISIL) militants Wednesday, local media reported. 21.10.2015, Sputnik International

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Iraqi Armed Forces Retake Northern City of Baiji from ISIL Militants

14:36 GMT 21.10.2015 (Updated: 14:55 GMT 21.10.2015)

© AFP 2023 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYEIraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units, fighting alongside Iraqi government forces, display, upside down, the flag of the Islamic State (IS) group during a military operation aimed at the centre of Baiji, some 200 kilometres north of Baghdad on October 19, 2015

Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilisation units, fighting alongside Iraqi government forces, display, upside down, the flag of the Islamic State (IS) group during a military operation aimed at the centre of Baiji, some 200 kilometres north of Baghdad on October 19, 2015 - Sputnik International

The Iraqi army liberated the major northern city of Baiji from Islamic State (ISIL) militants Wednesday, local media reported.

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Iraqi Army, Militia Liberate Downtown Baiji City From ISIL Militants

20 October 2015, 20:04 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The recapture was announced in a statement from the country's military, which was cited by the Shafaq News website. The city and the nearby area of Albu Javari were retaken at 4 pm local time (13:00 GMT). They have since been cleared of landmines and other explosives planted by the retreating militants.

Baiji is a key industrial center known for its oil refinery and a power plant.

On Wednesday, the Iraqi Air Force continued airstrikes against ISIL positions in the western Anbar province killing eight ISIL fighters, a military official told the Iraqi outlet.