Iraqi forces retake most of strategic oil town

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State group recaptured most of the town of Beiji, home to the country's largest oil refinery, state television and a provincial governor said Tuesday.

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