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Baiji oil refinery

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Iraq's army 'recaptures' Baiji oil refinery

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ISIS launches assault on Baiji Oil Refinery

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Rebels control most of Iraq's Baiji oil refinery

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Battle for Iraq's Beiji Oil Refinery Continues

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Under fire in Iraq's Baiji refinery as Islamic State is defeated

The Baiji oil refinery is the largest oil refinery in Iraq and produces a third of the country's oil output. The refinery is 130 miles north of Baghdad, about halfway between Baghdad and Mosul, near the city of Baiji. In 2008, 500 tanker trucks filled with fuel used to leave the refinery per day. It was a target of intense fighting between the Islamic State and the Iraqi government in 2014 and 2015.