Iran-backed force advances on Tikrit from east
Shi'ite cleric Ahmed al-Rubaei (C) speaks with Iraqi soldiers and Shiite fighters in Udhaim dam, north of Baghdad March 1, 2015. (Reuters)/ Wearing military fatigues and a white turban, the Shi'ite cleric gave an eve-of-battle address to Iran-backed fighters preparing to attack ISIS militants in Tikrit, praising them for defending their faith and urging them to fight honorably. Seated in front of him in rows, crossed-legged in the grass, were dozens of armed men from Iraq's largest Shi'ite militia, the Badr Organization, the main element of ...
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