28 Mar 2024
Sunday 29 March 2015 - 15:50
Story Code : 157426

US jets strike Iraqi forces' positions instead of ISIL in Tikrit

US Air Force jets struck positions ofIraqi anti-ISIL forces duringclashes nearTikrit, injuring several fighters, Iran's Fars News Agency reports.

The Iraqi army, together withmilitias, launched an offensive onthe northern city ofTikrit onThursday, afterIraq's Defense Minister Khalid Obeidi said that Tikrit was completely surrounded bythe country's military and local militias.

On Wednesday, the Unites States began airstrikes againstIslamic State militants inTikrit. US forces previously were not involved inthe Tikrit operation.

By Sputnik News

 
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