Radio Free Europe: Iraqi Ground Forces, U.S. Air Strikes Focus On IS-Held Tikrit
Iraqi security forces continue to battle Islamic State (IS) militants in central Tikrit as the United States and its allies provide air support.
But local officials warn that the battle to retake the Sunni Muslim city and hometown of the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will not be quick.
Mayor Osama al-Tikriti has said it will be too difficult to achieve a rapid advance into the city because the ground is littered with bombs and booby-traps.
Further complicating the ground assault on Tikrit has been the exit from the offensive of most Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia fighters that had been fighting alongside government forces.
More News On The Battle For Tikrit
Booby-traps halt Iraqi forces' advance on Tikrit -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi advance into Tikrit slowed by resistance as U.S. airstrikes continue -- UPI
Baghdad Troops Take Lead in Fight to Take Back Tikrit from ISIL - CENTCOM -- Sputnik
US Jets Strike Iraqi Forces' Positions Instead of ISIL in Tikrit -- Sputnik
Iraqi army weighs cost of U.S.-led strikes in Tikrit as militiamen leave -- Washington Post
As Iraqi Forces Press Into Tikrit, Hundreds Of ISIS FIghters Remain -- NPR
U.S., Iranian-Backed Shiite Militias Share Uneasily in Battle for Iraq’s Tikrit -- WSJ
Shooting Blind Into Tikrit, Iraqi Forces Hope They Hit Something -- IBTimes
'Major sacrifices' required to retake Tikrit: Iraq officer -- Ahram Online/AFP
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