Iraq forces regain control of main refinery

June 19, 2014 18:24

Iraqi government forces regained full control today of the country's biggest oil refinery after heavy fighting with Sunni militants attempting to seize it, officials said.

Sunni Arab insurgents had stormed the complex in Baiji, south of Iraq's militant-held second city Mosul, yesterday, setting fire to several storage tanks for refined products in a move that sent jitters through world oil markets.

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