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U.S. Begins Tikrit Air Strikes in Support of Iraqi Forces

U.S. aircraft on Wednesday launched bombing raids to support Iraqi forces fighting to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State group, after Baghdad issued a request for air power, U.S. officials said.

"Operations are ongoing. Bombs are falling," a U.S. defense official told Agence France-Presse.

"The Iraqi government requested and we approved air power in support of operations in Tikrit."

Source: Agence France Presse


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