Photo: Were Iranian soldiers fighting in Tikrit?
Graffiti written in Farsi outside the presidential palace in Tikrit, Iraq. The translation says, "The Sepah of Khomeini defeated Daesh" - sepah being a term for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Given that U.S.-led forces were bombing until Monday night it would imply that they gave air cover to troops which included Iranians (though Iraqis deny there were any Iranian ground forces). (Loveday Morris/ The Washington Post)/ TIKRIT – In the center of the Iraqi city of Tikrit freshly sprayed graffiti on walls and shop fronts record the names of ...
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