Sunday, March 1, 2015
Tikrit
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Around 30,000 Iraqi security forces and militia members, backed by Iraqi fighter planes, have launched an operation to retain Tikrit from ISIS. On March 3, government forces retook two oilfields in the area and entered the city.
Sources:
BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31689433
AP: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-state-tv-operation-re...
VOA: http://www.voanews.com/content/iraqi-pm-says-offensive-to-retake-tikrit-...
Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-03/iraq-troops-enter-tikr...