Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and
their allies overran a military base and freed hundreds of prisoners
early on Tuesday in a spectacular strike against the Shi'ite-led
Iraqi government.
(Reporting by Raheem Salman and Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Isabel
Coles: Editing by John Stonestreet)
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