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Iraqi Shia brigades push to liberate al-Basheer near Kirkuk

A group of Iraqi fighters made up of Popular Mobilization units and Shiite Turkmen combatants walk behind a tank as they head towards the city of Basheer, some 20 kilometers south of the northern city of Kirkuk, on March 18, 2015. (AFP)

Altaf Ahmad 

Press TV, Kirkuk

Following Iraqi military advances in Salahuddin province, the ISIL terrorists have abandoned Tikrit and Baiji to focus on regions south and southwest of Kirkuk. Basheer is one of those regions. It has been under ISIL control for over nine months now. Turkmen Shia Brigades are currently spearheading a campaign against the ISIL in the area. 

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