Baiji

* BAIJI - Gunmen blew up a gas station on Saturday near the oil refinery city of Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad.

KILLING FOR THEIR COUNTRY 2006

They were kidnaped on Tuesday in Baiji, which is north of the capital.

CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2006 2006

In one of the incidents in which one soldier was killed, a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, which was patrolling near Baiji, which is north of Tikrit, apparently hit a landmine which caused the death of one soldier and injured another one.

CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2003 2003

Iraq refines about 550,000 barrels of oil a day, and the Baiji facility accounts for about half of that.

Attack shuts down Iraq's biggest oil refinery 2011

Baiji should be better prepared: It was Iraq's No. 1 target for insurgent attacks in the first five years after the U.S. invasion, according to Peter Zeihan at Stratfor, a global intelligence firm.

For Oil, Libya Burns, but Iraq Smolders Liam Denning 2011

Reuters A view of a damaged production unit after a bomb attack at Baiji oil refinery.

Gunmen Attack Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery Associated Press 2011

This weekend's bomb attack on the Baiji oil refinery was a timely reminder.

For Oil, Libya Burns, but Iraq Smolders Liam Denning 2011

The attack occurred about 150 miles north of Baghdad in the city of Baiji, known as an insurgent stronghold.

Attack shuts down Iraq's biggest oil refinery 2011

Reuters Baiji is small, processing less than 0.4% of global oil supply.

For Oil, Libya Burns, but Iraq Smolders Liam Denning 2011

Reuters Damaged Baiji oil refinery, north of Baghdad, after a bomb attack on Saturday That may be conservative.

For Oil, Libya Burns, but Iraq Smolders Liam Denning 2011