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Iraq
Tikrit Reconquista
2015-04-01
Quite a difference between the Iranian-led effort and the Coalition-aided one. How humiliating for the proud Medes and Persians!
All presidential palaces in Tikrit liberated, says Interior Ministry

[IraqiNews.com] The Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday, that the federal police forces have liberated all the presidential palaces in Tikrit and gained control over al-Alam Bridge.

The ministry's front man, Brigadier General Saad Maan said in an interview for IraqiNew.com, "The federal police was able today to liberate the government complex building, the security centers and the 13 presidential palaces.

Maan added, "The forces gained control over the bridge of Alam district," indicating that, "Dozens of jacket wallahs have been killed and a large number of vehicles belonging to the bandidos bandidos hard boys were destroyed and dozens of improvised explosives dismantled."

Yesterday, the federal police forces and the Volunteer Fighters (al-Hashd al-Sha'bi militia) raised the Iraqi flag over Tikrit Great Mosque and the school of medicine, and are now close to the presidential palaces.

The security forces and the Volunteer Fighters managed earlier on Monday to raise the Iraqi flag over Tikrit hospital and the government complex downtown after killing 36 ISIS elements.

Coalition destroys weapons warehouse, 2 ISIS headquarters in Tikrit

[IraqiNews.com] A group of ISIS elements tried to disassemble the security cordon in Albu Ajil east of Tikrit to smuggle besieged fighters in the city center. However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
the federal police intervened and infected big losses upon them, while attack and retreat battles took place just 500 meters from the center of the province, according to security sources.

The sources said that the international coalition warplanes contributed in the bombardment of ISIS gatherings in Tikrit, Azwiya and Baiji, which resulted in killing dozens of ISIS elements and destroying three weapons warehouses and two ISIS headquarters.

Dozens of ISIL terrorists flee from Tikrit to Mosul
Let those in Mosul ponder what is to come, as relayed by witnesses.
[IraqiNews.com] The gunnies of the ISIL have fled to djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
from Tikrit after being liberated by the Security Forces and the volunteers of Public mobilization.

"Almost about 50 pickup trucks full of dozens of the gunnies arrived at Mosul fleeing from Tikrit after the Security Forces and the volunteers of Public mobilization liberated about 70% of its area fromthe ISIL control", adding that many of the gunnies were injuries taken to hospitals to receive medical cure", A security source told IraqiNews.com.

The source added that "the ISIL gunnies call people for blood donation for the injuries".

Salah-il-Din PC liberated,, Iraqi flag raised in Tikrit

[IraqiNews.com] The Anti-terrorism Dept. announced that the Elite Forces liberated Salah-il-Din Provincial Council Building inside Tikrit.

"The Elite Forces of the Anti-terrorism Department liberated Salah-il-Din Provincial Council building inside Tikrit and raised the Iraqi flag over the building", the front man of the Anti- Terrorism Dept. reported to IraqiNews.com.

IAF destroy shelters of ISIL northern Tikrit

[IraqiNews.com] The Iraqi Air Force continued bombarding the shelters of the terrorist ISIL located in northern Tikrit city, security source stated to IraqiNews.com.

The source added "The bombardment aims at destroying the shelters of the ISIL terrorist gangs situated between Tikrit University and Qadissiya neighborhood of northern Tikrit city."
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#2  test
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-04-01 23:46  

#1  Looks like I was wrong yet again, unless the deal is paid off elsewhere.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-04-01 17:41  

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