Somewhat heartening that we see Sunni's and Shia's fighting alongside each other to defeat ISIS here, but somewhat awkward for the U.S. as Iran is also joining the fight against ISIS, since we have some claiming Obama doesn't want to do put troops on the ground there for fear upsetting Iran:
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Since last summer, Tikrit has been under ISIS control. The Iraqi counteroffensive, which began last week, has fielded a force of some 30,000 fighters. Several Iraqi army brigades are participating, as well as some Sunni tribesmen. But the bulk of the ground forces are made up of Iraqi Shiite militias, which have been trained, armed and advised by Tehran. Major General Qassem Suleimani, the leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, has even turned up on the front lines to cheer on the Shiite fighters. Until the Iraqi request for U.S. intel, Baghdad had not asked for any U.S. assistance for the counteroffensive. |
Battle for Tikrit
