Iraq's army and Shi'ite militia have launched a long-awaited offensive
against Islamic State in Salahuddin province, a stronghold of the
radical Islamist fighters north of Baghdad, Prime Minister Haider
al-Abadi said on Sunday.
The ultra-radical fighters control
several strongholds in the mainly Sunni Muslim province of Salahuddin,
including Tikrit, hometown of executed former president Saddam Hussein.
They also hold other towns on the Tigris River, north of the government-held city of Samarra which Abadi visited on Sunday.
Iraqi army says it begins long-awaited offensive on ISIS stronghold - Middle East - Israel News | Haaretz
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