Kirkut is still a main target for the Islamic State due to the oil refineries located there.
They attacked an Iraqi Army base set among the oil fields in an effort to cut off oil supplies to areas such as Baghdad.
The Iraqi soldiers did not fare too well and were defeated.
Kirkut, Iraq, May 8, 2015
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They attacked an Iraqi Army base set among the oil fields in an effort to cut off oil supplies to areas such as Baghdad.
The Iraqi soldiers did not fare too well and were defeated.
Kirkut, Iraq, May 8, 2015
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