Iraqi army recaptures strategic town of Beiji from IS
According to AP, Iraqi national television reported on November 11 that the country's army had driven jihadists from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group out of the central area of Beiji town, located 250km north of Baghdad, where Iraq's largest oil refinery is located.
According to AP, Iraqi national television reported on November 11 that the country's army had driven jihadists from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group out of the central area of Beiji town, located 250km north of Baghdad, where Iraq's largest oil refinery is located.
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| Iraqi army. Illustrative photo. (Source: AFP/VNA) |
The source quoted an army commander, General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, as saying that soldiers had retaken the city government building and police headquarters in Beiji.
Although the Iraqi government has not confirmed the above information, General Saadi announced on November 8 that his forces had retaken most of the city.
Beiji fell to IS last summer in a lightning offensive by the jihadist group across northern Iraq and areas west of the Anbar provincial capital./.
According to VNA
