Reuters: Iraqi forces slowed by snipers and bombs in Tikrit
(Reuters) - Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi'ite militia fought Islamic State fighters in Tikrit on Thursday, a day after they pushed into Saddam Hussein's home city in their biggest offensive yet against the militants.
A source at the military command said there was heavy mortar shelling, sniper and machine-gun fire in the industrial quarter in the northwest of the city. Three Islamic State insurgents were killed but the army and militias struggled to advance from parts of the city which they took 24 hours earlier.
WNU Editor: The impression that the Iraqi government gave yesterday was that they had taken the city .... it looks like that announcement was slightly premature .... major parts of the city are still under Islamic State control.
More News On The Battle For Tikrit
IS readies for Tikrit last stand -- 9 News
Iraqi Forces Claim Western Areas of Tikrit From ISIS -- NYT
Iraqi forces retake most of Tikrit from ISIS, militia leader says -- CNN
Islamic State conflict: Iraqi forces 'push into Tikrit' -- BBC
Battle escalates as Iraqi forces try to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State -- Washington Post
Iraqi offensive in Tikrit gaining ground, government backers say -- L.A. Times
Shiite ‘Soldiers of God’ Color Tikrit Battle -- WSJ
Iraqi Forces Have ISIS on the Run in Tikrit -- Fiscal Times
1 comment:
WNU Editor,
Ya think?
The Battle of Kobane took 6 months and then some.
In the Islamic Revolt in Syria, 1,000 Brotherhood held out for 26 days, killed over 1,000 Syrian Army regulars and were finally dug out of the city with heavy artillary levelling everything and dozer equipted tanks burying the bunkers and tunnels.
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