The Iraqi offensive aimed at driving the Islamic State group out of the northern city of Tikrit has been slowed by booby traps, snipers and suicide bombers, but received a powerful boost last week when a U.S.-led coalition began launching airstrikes in support of the operation. [...] Iraq's beleaguered military -- which crumbled in the face of the IS group's lightning advance last summer -- has relied on Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
Ap Photos: Iraqi Forces Struggle To Take Back Tikrit
By The Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: World
Mon, 03/30/2015 - 8:33am
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