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Tuesday 10 Mar 2015 - 15:27 Makkah mean time-19-5-1436  Internet/Image Baghdad (IINA) – Iraqi forces are closing in on Tikrit and could be days away from retaking the city from the Islamic State (IS) fighters just over a week after launching a major offensive, CNN reported.
In the past three days, forces have progressed roughly 50 miles down one road toward the city and are now about a mile from its center.
The operation is part of a wide-scale offensive to retake Tikrit and Salahuddin province ordered by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on March 1.
In addition to the push for Tikrit, Peshmerga forces south of Kirkuk retook three villages from the terrorist group in the past 24 hours, after killing about 100 IS fighters. In Syria, Kurdish forces have expanded the area they control around the city of Kobane.
After nearly 3,000 coalition airstrikes, the days of freely moving around in large formations, flying black flags and taking territory may be over for the group.
There have been several failed attempts to recapture Tikrit which fell to IS in June last year. If Iraq regains control of the city, it could mean retaking Mosul is possible.
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