Iraq Starts Attack on Tikrit With Help of Iran Commander
Members of the Iraqi security forces heading from the city of Samarra north of Baghdad drive towards al-Dawr area south of Tikrit to launch an assault against the Islamic State group (IS) on Feb. 28. Photographer: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images/ (Bloomberg) -- Iraq is deploying 27,000 troops to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamic State, in a mission that will test the military’s ability to stage major offensives against the group before trying to capture its stronghold in Mosul. The state-sponsored al-Iraqiyah television said that ...
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