Tag: NATO Airstrikes Tikrit

  • NATO-Iraqi armed forces oust ISIS, take control of Tikrit

    CNN announced that the iraqi army regained full control over the city of Tikrit, which was for long under ISIS rule. A spokesman for the interior ministry said it was claimed control over all government buildings on the south-eastern side of the settlement.

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Tikrit was liberated of militants after and operation preceded by harsh U.S.-led airstrikes. The city had been under ISIS command since June 2014.

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    US airstrikes paved way for ground Iraqi forces in Tikrit (public domain)
    According to a UN report, around 28,000 inhabitants of Tikrit, which lies 140 kilometers north-west of the capital Baghdad, have fled their homes following the attacks launched by Iraqi forces in early March, against Sunni extremist group Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL).
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    Most refugees moved 50 km away from the conflict area and settled in the city of Samarra, the capital of province Salah ad Din.

    Iraqi forces and Shiite militias, managed to retake Tikrit city after a major operation, deemed the first in a series of campaigns aiming to free important territories, in northern Iraq, that had fallen in hands of Sunni extremist jihadists. About 30,000 members of the Iraqi army and police are participating in this military operation.