Tikrit Battle - US General Optimistic About Outcome

[KimberlyD]

The US General has good feelings towards the Tikrit battle. With the size of the Iraqi and Iranian forces that are coming together to fight off the terrorist and regain control of their state, I feel pretty optimistic too. Especially since the US is backing it all.

Dempsey said about 23,000 Iranian-backed Shiite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers are involved in the offensive, compared with "hundreds" of IS fighters.

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