Iraqi/Iranian Forces retake Baiji from ISIS

[Bleipriester]

Baiji, a major Iraqi industrial hot spot with 200.000 citizens has been retaken by the Iraqi Army that was backed by Iranian forces. That includes the large oil refinery, the medias reported about when ISIS terrorists took control over it.
Baiji is in the north of Tikrit, 24 Miles away from that 260.000 citizens city that is still contestet.

According to security sources in Tikrit, after intense shelling by Iraqi Military planes, the Iraqi Army has re-taken the town and its refinery, which is one of the biggest and most important refineries in the country.
Iraqi Army takes back Baiji oil refinery | BAS NEWS

http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/Iraqi-Army-takes-back-Baiji-oil-refinery--/26017

 

[Bleipriester]

New ISIS attack on the refinery. After ISIS partially regained control over it, their attack has been repulsed by the Iraqi army. Thousands of volunteers join the Iraqi army nowadays.
After heavy clashes Iraqi army retakes Baiji oil refinery | BAS NEWS

 

[Bleipriester]

Another attack on the refinery. The Iraqi army reports that also this major attack has been repelled.

 

[NotfooledbyW]

Do those IS terrorist idiots actually believe they can operate a refinery if they were able to take it after the barbaric acts they have committed,

 

[Ropey]

It's not about operating it. It's about taking it.

 

[NotfooledbyW]

It's not about operating it. It's about taking it.

Take it for what purpose then?

 

[dilloduck]

they have sold oil to fund themselves.

 

[dilloduck]

Iraq Crisis Isis Sells Stolen Crude Oil Raising Over 1 Million Per Day - Yahoo News UK

 

[Moonglow]

Looks like ISIS is not having their cake walk over Iraq...

 

[Ropey]

It's not about operating it. It's about taking it.

Take it for what purpose then?

To control the land. Look how long Libyan oil didn't flow. Once Isis establishes full control over the land and once they've consolidated that control, then they'll look at the flow.

From dillo's given link:

A visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Centre, Luay Al Khatteeb, said that Isis is reportedly smuggling around 30,000 barrels of oil per day, in comparison to Saudi Arabia's 9 million barrel production per day.

There's a lot of storage, yes indeed. It's a refinery. They're selling off stored and refined oil.

Still control of the land is what it's about for them.

 

[dilloduck]

ISIS thirst for oil could lead to global catastrophe if unchecked experts say Fox News


They're selling it NOW

 

[Ropey]

ISIS thirst for oil could lead to global catastrophe if unchecked experts say Fox News


They're selling it NOW

Their thirst for oil has them selling it. Global catastrophe?



Caps aside.

Yes, and they'll sell it as long as they've got the refined oil.

Still, they want control of the land more than the oil. The oil is a strategic value and the land is the Ummah.