Iraqi Militia Loyal to Radical Shiite Cleric Al-Sadr Joins Fight for Islamic State-he
 

https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vU...32750ad31e400bA spokesman for the Iraqi Peace Brigades, the fighting force loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, says dozens of its fighters are traveling to help an offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group. Ali al-Mosawi told The Associated Press on Sunday that the men will travel to the Shiite holy city of Samarra, the launching point for operations to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown. About a dozen heavily armed trucks packed with fighters left Baghdad for Samarra earlier Sunday. An offensive to liberate Tikrit including the Iraqi military, Shiite militias, police ******rs and Sunni tribes has been underway since March 2. Al-Sadr an**unced last month that he would withdraw the Peace Brigades from fighting following accusations that the militias were responsible for battlefield atrocities.




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