June 25, 2014 | Quote
Besieged Iraqi Refinery at Baiji ‘Could Fall’ To ISIS: U.S. Officials
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“The road between Samarra and Baghdad is the real crux of the fight,” Bill Roggio, editor of The Long War Journal, said during a telephone interview with NBC News Wednesday.
Roggio said it's a priority for the Iraqi government to hold that highway in order to ward off further advances south by militants.
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