Iraqi army sets sights on Fallujah, Mosul - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mustafa al-Kadhimi

Mustafa al-Kadhimi

Apr 7, 2015

Shi'ite paramilitary fighters hold an Islamist State flag which they pulled down during victory celebrations after returning from Tikrit in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad April 4, 2015. Shi'ite paramilitaries started leaving Tikrit on Saturday following a government deal after locals complained that some fighters had spent several days looting the Sunni city after helping retake it from Islamic State. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed - RTR4W3WJ — Shiite paramilitary fighters hold an Islamist State flag that they pulled down during victory celebrations after returning from Tikrit in Karbala, April 4, 2015. — REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed

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Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi tours the city of Tikrit after Iraq security forces regained control from Islamist State militants, April 1, 2015. Iraqi troops and Shi'ite paramilitary fighters were battling Islamic State on Wednesday in northern Tikrit, which officials described as the Sunni Muslim militant group's last stronghold in the city. REUTERS/Stringer - RTR4VSL0

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Shi'ite paramilitary fighters chant slogans as they celebrate victory in Tikrit April 2, 2015. The Iraqi security forces parade through the streets of Tikrit Thursday - a day after the Iraqi government claimed victory over Islamic State insurgents in the city. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad - RTR4VXHX

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