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This February 2, 2014, file photo shows Iraqi security forces preparing to attack Al-Qaeda positions in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

Iraq dislodges insurgents from city of Samarra with airstrikes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 6, 2014 | Middle East

Tikrit, Reuters— Iraqi helicopters bombed the city of Samarra after insurgents overran parts of it early on Thursday, bringing them within striking distance of a Shi’ite shrine whose destruction in a 2006 attack unleashed a bitter sectarian war. The offensive is...

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Iraq dislodges insurgents from city of Samarra with airstrikes

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