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IRAQ : Iraq forces take on Tikrit in biggest operation yet

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Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadist positions in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the Islamic State group’s main strongholds. Government forces have been working their way north in recent months, notching up key victories against IS but Tikr

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Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadist positions in and around Tikrit on Monday in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the Islamic State group’s main strongholds. Government forces have been working their way north in recent months, notching up key victories against IS but Tikr

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