Pentagon: Iraq's Baiji oil refinery critically damaged

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Pentagon: Iraq's Baiji oil refinery critically damaged

11 May 2015 23:35 (Last updated 11 May 2015 23:42)

Col. Warren says coalition airstrikes may have damaged oil refinery complex in oil rich city

 

WASHINGTON

 The oil refinery complex in Iraqi city of Baiji is severely damaged and barely working, a Pentagon official said Monday, as the facility remains contested between Iraqi forces and Daesh militants. 

"The oil refinery complex remains contested in a highly fluid battle field," said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. "A lot of the infrastructure is seriously damaged and our assessments is that majority of it is not functioning."

Warren's comments came after Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last week that the U.S.-led coalition had conducted 26 airstrikes in and around the Baiji oil refinery complex as Iraqi forces remained under militants’ pressure in the oil rich city. 

The colonel acknowledged that the airstrikes might have damaged the oil infrastructure. 

"Airstrikes can be in and around so we can’t draw our targeting and weaponry process to avoid damage to the critical infrastructure, in some cases it is unavoidable," said Warren. 

The colonel also said Daesh has gained control of a portion of the oil refinery while "friendly forces" remain in control of a portion of it.

When talking about clearing Baiji of Daesh, Warren said it is in reference to the oil refinery complex, but the city is overwhelmingly under the control of Daesh.

Displaying a chart of damaged and destroyed Dash targets in Iraq and Syria since coalition airstrikes began last August, the colonel said 152 oil infrastructures have been damaged by airstrikes along with military equipment, staging areas and more than 6,200 other Daesh targets. 

Baiji city was cleared of Daesh last November but it fell to the militant group early this year.

 

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12/05/2015

 

The intensification of the fighting between Iraqi forces and Daash about the Baiji refinery

 

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Baiji refinery-Archive

12/05/2015

Battles between Iraqi forces and elements of al-Islamic state continues Daash in Baiji in northern Iraq spend, at the time the Pentagon revealed that a large part of the Baiji refinery largest oil refinery in the country has become in the grip of Daash.

Pentagon spokesman Steve Warren said during a press conference Monday, the hard-line organization, controls the important part of the refinery.

Warren explained that the refinery has become almost out of service, and that the majority of the infrastructure has been damaged because of the intensification of the fighting and the targeting of militants, coalition aircraft Daash stationed inside the refinery.

Steve Warren announced that coalition forces targeted the more than 6200 site continued to Daash since the start of air strikes in August / August, as well as 152 locations were destroyed oil revenue provides for the organization of hard-line in the same period.

More details in the reporter "Radio Sawa" in Washington Zaid Benjamin Report:

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And by the Iraqi authorities, head of the local council of Baiji Hussein al-Qaisi revealed that security forces surrounded the militants, the militant group from all sides near Baiji refinery.

Qaisi said in an interview with "Radio Sawa" to progress in the military operation, which was launched Sunday for the Liberation of the district center:

 

The Iraqi forces had seized control of the city of Baiji, in November 2014 before the city lose again in favor of Daash beginning of this year.

Source: Radio Sawa

 

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Security forces raise the Iraqi flag in Tel Abu Jarad area south of Baiji refinery

Security forces raise the Iraqi flag in Tel Abu Jarad area south of Baiji refinery



May 12, 2015 13:30


A security source in Salahuddin province, Tuesday, that the security forces were able to raise the Iraqi flag over the buildings of Tel Abu Jarad area south of Baiji refinery after full control of the organization "Daash" cowardly terrorist editing, while noting that the troops managed to kill "the military official "the terrorist organization in the definitive elimination of refinery operations.

[new york kevin]

Go and get it back Iraq. Where is your long talked about Spring Offensive?

[rbh]

Well this sucks. Definitely time for Iraq to RV and hire mercenaries to clean things up. Coalition aircraft striking infrastructure? Is this a result of the political agenda of our Supreme Komander and Sneak?

[stealthwarrior]

No way.well I said it years ago.money will buy a lot of security.

[Carrello]

Well this sucks. Definitely time for Iraq to RV and hire mercenaries to clean things up. Coalition aircraft striking infrastructure? Is this a result of the political agenda of our Supreme Komander and Sneak?

 

Did you read what Colonel Warren said?  He said some damage is "unavoidable".  It's called war. But you probably know more than a colonel that is there.  How's that Barca Lounger?