Iran Iraq ISLAMIC STATE

IRAQ (IRAN) TAKES BACK TIKRIT FROM ISLAMIC STATE JIHADIS……..

With Iranian tentacles that much more intertwined in Iraq

Iraq takes back Tikrit from ISIS: Jihadists lose battle for region as government forces raise country’s flag in city centre

Iraqi security forces launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions in Tikrit, Iraq on March 31

Iraqi security forces launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions in Tikrit, Iraq on March 31

An injured Iraqi officer waits for treatment on the front line during clashes with Islamic State extremists in Tikrit on March 31

An injured Iraqi officer waits for treatment on the front line during clashes with Islamic State extremists in Tikrit on March 31

  • Iraqi forces made advances over past 24 hours in operation to retake city
  • Efforts began on March 2 and Iraq claims Tikrit is now ‘liberated’ from ISIS
  • Has strategic and symbolic importance and was home to Saddam Hussein
  • Iraqi tricolour replaced the black ISIS flag on Provincial government HQ 

Iraq claims it has liberated the city of Tikrit – its biggest victory in the fight against Islamic State terrorists to date.

Security and allied forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft retook the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi tricolour was raised.

The operation began on March 2 and had looked bogged down before Iraqi forces made rapid advances over the past 48 hours.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ‘announces the liberation of Tikrit and congratulates Iraqi security forces and popular volunteers on the historic milestone’, his official Twitter account said.

Read more: H/T: Buck

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.