Battle for Tikrit: To recapture Sunni city, Iraq sends mostly Shiite force
Iraq is attacking Tikrit from the north and south in its largest counteroffensive yet against the Islamic State. But the use of Shiite militias could prove problematic./ Iraq launched its largest counteroffensive yet against the self-declared Islamic State Monday, the government in Baghdad said, in an effort to retake the city of Tikrit from the group. But while the move is militarily necessary, it implicitly risks further damage to Iraq's sectarian divide, with Shiite militias forming the backbone of the campaign in the mostly Sunni region ...
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