A rocket attack in northern Iraq was hit by a rocket attack on Sunday. Due to the fire, the operation of the device had to be interrupted. The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group joined the action.
At the Sinai refinery in Salahaddin province, a fuel tank began to burn after the intervention. The Ministry of the Oil Industry announced that no one was injured, the attack caused minor material damage. After a few hours, the fire was extinguished and the refinery, which has a daily capacity of 30,000 barrels, resumed operations.
Iraq’s main oil refinery is located near Bajji. During the fight against IS, it was significantly damaged, after the defeat of the group, it was possible to resume its operation in 2017.
The Islamic State announced on its official website without further details that its people fired two rockets at Sinai. Reuters reported that Sunday’s attack proves that IS fighters are still able to attack key operations and security forces. The group began to occupy the north of the country in 2014, defeating them in Iraq three years later.
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