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Islamic State torches oil field near Tikrit as militia advance

2015/03/05 18:40:42 @Reuters: World News

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have set fire to oil wells northeast of the city of Tikrit to obstruct an assault by Shi'ite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers trying to drive them from the Sunni Muslim city and surrounding towns, a witness said.
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