ISIS Onslaught Escalates - Key Oil Refinery in Iraq 'Seized by Rebels'

Sunni rebels in Iraq say they have fully captured the country's main oil refinery at Baiji, north of Baghdad. The refinery had been under siege for 10 days with the militant offensive being repulsed several times. Insurgents, led by the group Isis, have overrun a swathe of territory north and west of Baghdad including Iraq's second-biggest city, Mosul.

A rebel spokesman said the Baiji refinery, in Salahuddin province, would now be handed over to local tribes to administer....Read More:BBC News

Yesterday, ISIS, had managed to take over much of the Iraq's western border. Recently, three checkpoints on the border with Syria and Jordan fell into their hands - along with four towns in Anbar province. That's as the country dives deeper into sectarian division - along with the Kurds in the north seeking independence.