Ukraine in Arabic | The Islamists retreated from Tikrit (Iraq)

12.03.2015 - 09:57 #Iraq, #Tikrit, #Shiite, #IGIL, #Armed conflict, #militias, #islamists, #Iraq war

In Iraq are fighting for the liberation of Tikrit. It assures the command of the Iraqi army and its troops entered the hometown of Saddam Hussein and liberate the district by district.

Kiev/ Ukraine in Arabic/ Military help groups Shiite militias. Troops in active combat. The deeper into the city until restrained by snipers, running on rooftops. The military also has to clear many streets and buildings. Tikrit is considered one of the most important strongholds of the Islamists in Iraq.

Meanwhile, the associated press distributed a Amateur video, depicting the occurrence of the army of Iraq and the Shiite militias in one of the suburbs of Tikrit, located 8 km, Alam.

Local residents took to the streets with songs and flowers.

Recall that Islamist militants who seized the city of Mosul, has taken control of the city of Tikrit, located less than 200 kilometers from Baghdad. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the Governor of the province of Ninawa Util Nujaifi urged residents to take up arms and to regain control of the city.