Iraqi forces in Tikrit progressing cautiously because the Iraqi city is full of bombs jihadist Islamic State group. One of the main commanders of the offensive launched on March 2 calls for air support of the international coalition, using the Iraqi air force is limited.
The Iraqi defense minister, Khalid al-Obeidi, said that the armed forces could not reach the outskirts of the industrial area of the city because of bombs and car bombs scattered throughout, and snipers. But believes that Tikrit is completely besieged by their armed forces.
Even if they operate currently not in Tikrit, the coalition aircraft continue to bomb AEs goals in Iraq, but also in neighboring Syria, where the Sunni ultra-radical group also seized large areas.
In Tikrit, Shiite militias fighting alongside Iraqi forces to retake the city, a former Sunni stronghold of Saddam Hussein.
They would be 30,000 people according to official Iraqi sources.
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