Security forces free town from IS militants in Iraq's Salahudin
Updated: 2015-03-03 17:05
(Xinhua)
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Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite fighters reload a weapon during clashes with Islamic State militants in Salahuddin province March 2, 2015. Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday as they launched an offensive to retake the city of Tikrit and the surrounding Sunni Muslim province of Salahuddin.[Photo/Agencies] |
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