Iraqi Military Moves to Reclaim City from ISIS
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
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Iraqi Army and volunteer fighters carry an injured man as they launch an operation in Saladin Governorate against ISIS on March 2, 2015. (Ali Mohammed/Anadolu Agency/Getty)
In what looks like a precursor to the planned U.S. offensive in Mosul scheduled for this spring, the Iraqi military began a large scale operation on Monday to retake the city of Tikrit from the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
The fighting is a test for the Iraqi military, comprised mostly of Shiite militia fighters, which will be working to secure the Sunni stronghold.
Tim Arango, Baghdad bureau chief for our partner The New York Times, joins us with the latest.
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