Iran-Backed Shiite Militias In Iraq Contradict U.S. About Their Role In Battle For Tikrit
Iraqi security forces and al-Hashid al-Shabi forces prepare in Tikrit to stage an attack with heavy weapons on March 26. (Photo by Ali Mohammed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) TIKRIT, Iraq -- The United States insists its airstrikes on Islamic State-held Tikrit are only meant to enable and back up Iraqi forces, and that all Iran-supported Shiite militias have withdrawn from the forefront of the battle as a precondition for U.S. intervention. But Shiite paramilitary forces here in Iraq say otherwise, with some insisting they will continue to ...
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