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Iraqi Forces Drive Islamic State Out of Central Tikrit: PM Haidar al-Abadi
Iraqi troops aided by Shi'ite paramilitaries have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said today, but the fight to retake all of Saddam Hussein's home town continued.
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Air Strikes Trigger Final Push on Iraq's Tikrit
Iraqi government forces revived a stalled ground operation to retake Tikrit Thursday following US-led air strikes that paved the way but left the anti-jihadist camp deeply divided.
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Coalition Hits Islamic State in Tikrit With 17 Air Strikes: US
US-led warplanes carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Tikrit overnight in the first wave of coalition bombing raids in support of an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the town, the military said on Thursday.
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France Launches First Bombing Strike Against Islamic State in Tikrit
France has bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit area of Iraq for the first time since the start of the international offensive against the jihadist militia, French military officials said today.
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US Mulls Air Strikes on Tikrit, Aids Iraqis With 'Eye in the Sky'
Washington is considering launching air strikes, possibly within days, to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, US officials said.
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Iraq Has Not Asked for Airstrikes in Tikrit: Pentagon
Iraq has not made a formal request to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group to provide air support in the country's offensive to retake Tikrit, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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Battle for Iraq Refinery as US Hesitates to Strike
Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad.
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Iraq Battles to Hold Biggest Refinery
Iraqi government forces battled Sunni militants for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a US response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad.
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Iraqi Forces Drive Islamic State Out of Central Tikrit: PM Haidar al-Abadi
Iraqi troops aided by Shi'ite paramilitaries have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said today, but the fight to retake all of Saddam Hussein's home town continued.
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Air Strikes Trigger Final Push on Iraq's Tikrit
Iraqi government forces revived a stalled ground operation to retake Tikrit Thursday following US-led air strikes that paved the way but left the anti-jihadist camp deeply divided.
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Coalition Hits Islamic State in Tikrit With 17 Air Strikes: US
US-led warplanes carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Tikrit overnight in the first wave of coalition bombing raids in support of an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the town, the military said on Thursday.
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France Launches First Bombing Strike Against Islamic State in Tikrit
France has bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit area of Iraq for the first time since the start of the international offensive against the jihadist militia, French military officials said today.
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US Mulls Air Strikes on Tikrit, Aids Iraqis With 'Eye in the Sky'
Washington is considering launching air strikes, possibly within days, to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, US officials said.
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Iraq Has Not Asked for Airstrikes in Tikrit: Pentagon
Iraq has not made a formal request to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group to provide air support in the country's offensive to retake Tikrit, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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Battle for Iraq Refinery as US Hesitates to Strike
Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad.
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Iraq Battles to Hold Biggest Refinery
Iraqi government forces battled Sunni militants for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a US response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad.
