Iraq Militants Move Nearer Baghdad in Lightning Offensive
Militants seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday but security forces thwarted an assault on Samarra, as a lightning jihadist offensive launched in the country's second largest city, Mosul, swept closer to Baghdad.
Iraq militants move nearer Baghdad in lightning offensive (via AFP)
Militants seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday but security forces thwarted an assault on Samarra, as a lightning jihadist offensive launched in second city Mosul swept closer to Baghdad. Since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant began…
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