Iraq’s request to US-led coalition for air strikes for Tikrit is ‘imminent’: Diplomat

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iaq‘s request to the US-led coalition for air strikes in the campaign to retake Tikrit from Islamic State insurgents is “imminent”, a senior diplomat from a Western nation that is part of the coalition told Reuters on Tuesday. There was no immediate confirmation from the Iraqgovernment.

The diplomat added “The strikes in Tikrit would be based on the model in the north where the coalition has carred out air strikes in tandem with the Kurdish pershmerga forces.” /End/