France's first bombing of IS in Tikrit

French military officials say France bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit region of Iraq for the first time since the start of the international offensive against the jihadist militia.

A spokesman for France’s armed forces says its forces struck IS positions Wednesday night “in the region of Tikrit” in what he said was France’s first bombing in that area of Iraq since the start of the coalition mission against the radical militia. The spokesman did not say what weapons were used.

— AFP

Iraqi Sunni fighters stand on March 22, 2015 at a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Alam, a flashpoint town north of Tikrit along the Tigris river. (photo credit: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)

France’s first bombing of IS in Tikrit

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