At least 60 militants of Islamic State are killed in as a result of Iraqi Air Force airstrikes on the IG positions in the city of Tikrit, Sky News - the Arabs reports.
Yesterday the government troops backed by Kurdish militias launched a massive offensive in Tikrit, located 130 kilometers from the capital - Baghdad. In the liberation of the city from extremists attend about 30 thousand soldiers. The operation performed with the active support of Iran, which provides artillery fire support.