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Iraqi forces begin offensive against IS to recapture Tikrit

Iraqi forces have started an offensive against Islamic State (IS) militants to recapture the northern town of Tikrit in the country.

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Iraqi security forces and Shi`ite fighters walk with their weapons as they gather at Udhaim dam, north of Baghdad March 1, 2015. Iraqi soldiers and pro-government Shi`ite militias have been massing in preparation for an attack on Islamic State strongholds along the Tigris River to the north and south of Tikrit, hometown of executed former president Saddam Hussein.
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Iraqi forces have started an offensive against Islamic State (IS) militants to recapture the northern town of Tikrit in the country.

According to reports, Iraqi forces, attacking the city, are backed with artillery and airstrikes while militants were dislodged from some areas outside the city. IS militants captured Tikrit that lies some 80 miles north of Baghdad along with the country's second largest city of Mosul, reported Fox News.

The reports of the offensive came hours after the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged tribal fighters to abandon IS.

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