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Iraqi forces drive ISIL out of central Tikrit said, Prime Minister - video

Reuters

April 01, 2015

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Iraqi security forces and Shi’ite paramilitary battle to retake Tikrit from ISIL, as the US and its allies stage more air strikes against the Sunni jihadists elsewhere.

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