Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded ISIL positions in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the group’s main strongholds.
Updated: March 02, 2015, 12:00 AM
Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded ISIL positions in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the group’s main strongholds.