#Iraq prepares for offensive against jihadi-held #Tikrit
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/iraq-prepares-offensive-against-jihadi-held-tikrit
Armed American drones were flying over Baghdad as Iraqi forces readied a massive operation Saturday to take back Saddam Hussein’s hometown from jihadi militants. Thousands of soldiers were advancing on Tikrit, which was overrun by insurgents led by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) more than two weeks ago along with a swathe of northern and north-central Iraq. read more