freed from grip of ISIS

TIKRIT FREED FROM GRIP OF ISIS

 

Photo: Syrian monastery in Tikrit, public domain image from Wikipedia

April 1, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)—Iraqi forces backed by U.S. air strikes have been pummeling the city of Tikrit in Iraq, seeking to wrest control away from Islamic State terrorists, or ISIS.  Now the Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi has declared a “magnificent victory” in the offensive.


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