Concern grows for civilians as Iraq tightens noose on Tikrit
Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - Concern mounted Wednesday over the fate of civilians in Tikrit where Iraqi forces were trying to trap Islamic State group fighters on the third day of a huge offensive to retake the jihadist stronghold./ On Monday, around 30,000 Iraqi security forces and allied fighting units launched the biggest anti-IS ground operation yet in Iraq, closing in on Tikrit from at least three directions. A senior commander said operations were focused on cutting supply lines to stop reinforcements and weapons from reaching the jihadists, ...
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