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Saturday, 28 June 2014

Iraq launches push for militant-held northern city

A burned police truck is left behind in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 27, 2014. Two weeks has passed since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took over the country's second largest city. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Mideast nations on Wednesday against taking new military action in Iraq that might heighten already-tense sectarian divisions, as reports surfaced that Syria launched airstrikes across the border and Iran has been flying surveillance drones over the neighboring country. (AP Photo) BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships launched an operation early Saturday aimed at dislodging Sunni militants from the northern city of Tikrit, one of two major urban centers they seized in recent weeks in a dramatic blitz across the country.








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