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Iraqi forces to recapture Tikrit within a wee

Baghdad: Iraqi forces are expected to retake Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein within a week. Currently, Tikrit is under the control of IS militants who captured the city in last June. An official of the Shia militia brigades fighting alongside government forces said that about 70% of Tikrit town is still under IS supremacy. According to him street-to-street fighting might be required for the total liberation of Tikrit Days before, soldiers and militiamen had retaken key sites including...

US military chief in Baghdad amid Iraqi offen

Baghdad: A top officer of the US military is reported to have landed in Baghdad where Iraqi forces have launched a fierce fighting against the ISIS militants. The ongoing battle is considered to be the largest operation till date against the Jihadists. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff is reported to have flown in on a C-17 military transport aircraft. During the visit he is expected to hold talks with top Iraqi officials. Dempsey who visited the French aircraf...

Iraqi army continues to drive IS militants fr

Baghdad: Iraqi forces are reported to have pushed Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi. The information was from the US military sources. The town, which was taken over by IS last month, is about 8km (5 miles) from a Iraqi army base where hundreds of US troops have been training Iraqi soldiers. During the recapturing attempt of the Iraqi forces, they had ample support from the US led air forces. The coalition forces were launched a precise and effective air strik...

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