Regardless of the bridge being blown up, at least some towns were taken back.
IS blows up bridge as Iraq gains ground in east
Published — Saturday 4 October 2014
Last update 3 October 2014 11:31 pm
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Iraqi troops, Kurdish peshmerga forces and Shiite militias have been pushing west from the city of Tuz Khurmatu since Thursday. “At 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), peshmerga and Iraqi forces attacked several areas, going from Tuz Khurmatu toward Tikrit, to reach Zerga bridge, a strategic link between the two,” Mullah Karim Shukur, a senior official in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party, said. “During this advance, retreating IS forces blew up the bridge and left dozens of bodies behind.”
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Iraqi security forces patrol a street in the northern city of Kirkuk, in this October 1, 2014 photo, after a curfew was ordered by the Kirkuk governorate. (AFP)
Published — Saturday 4 October 2014
Last update 3 October 2014 11:31 pm
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LATEST STORIES IN MIDDLE-EAST
Iraqi troops, Kurdish peshmerga forces and Shiite militias have been pushing west from the city of Tuz Khurmatu since Thursday. “At 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), peshmerga and Iraqi forces attacked several areas, going from Tuz Khurmatu toward Tikrit, to reach Zerga bridge, a strategic link between the two,” Mullah Karim Shukur, a senior official in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party, said. “During this advance, retreating IS forces blew up the bridge and left dozens of bodies behind.”
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