After Weeks On The Sidelines, U.S. Begins Air Campaign In Tikrit

All Things Considered | Mar 26, 2015

The U.S. has begun airstrikes against self-declared Islamic State militants in Tikrit, Iraq. The effort by Iranian-backed militias to help Iraq recapture the city has stalled, and now the U.S. has agreed to help the Iraqis if Iranian forces leave the area.

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