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The Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014) was a battle that took place in Baiji, Iraq. In mid-November 2014, Iraqi forces retook the city of Baiji, and re-entered the Baiji Oil Refinery. However, clashes continued in the region, and on 21 December 2014, ISIL forces captured Baiji and put the Baiji Oil Refinery under siege once again. == Background == (詳細はISIL insurgents advanced into Baiji, seizing the main court house and police station and setting them on fire. The militants, who were travelling in a group of around 60 vehicles, also took control of the Baiji prison and freed all the inmates within. Local residents told members of the media that ISIL sent a group of local tribal chiefs ahead of them to convince the 250 guards at the oil plant to withdraw, while soldiers and police had been warned to leave as well. Later in the day, militants reportedly retreated from Baiji either due to persuasion from local tribal leaders〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in 4 cities )〕 or due to reinforcements from the Iraqi Army's Fourth Armored Division arriving in the city. However, the next day it was confirmed ISIL was still in control of the town, except the refinery which was surrounded. On 18 June, ISIL attacked the refinery with mortars and machine guns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.patrika.com/news/sunni-militants-attacked-on-iraqs-largest-oil-refinery-in-baiji/1012976 )〕 An official from inside the refinery stated the militants had captured 75 percent of the facility, while a military spokesman claimed the attack had been repelled with 40 insurgents being killed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Iraq crisis: Battle grips vital Baiji oil refinery )〕 On 19 June, Iraqi government forces claimed to have regained full control of the Baiji oil refinery, after heavy fighting that left 100 militants dead. An Iraqi witness who drove past the Baiji refinery told the Associated Press that ISIL had hung their banners from the watch towers and created checkpoints surrounding the facility, despite government claims of control.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISIS Militants' Black Banners Hang at Beiji Refinery: AP Witness )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obama to unleash air strikes on ISIS: America prepares to target Islamic fanatics as Shiites rush to join 'peace brigades' to defend Iraq's holy sites )〕 On 20 June, the town was still under complete control of the militants while the oil refinery was surrounded by ISIL forces and had once again come under attack.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Iraq crisis: Fierce battles for Baiji and Tal Afar )〕 Iraqi security forces repelled several ISIL attempts to take the refinery between June and October 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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