We will regain Tikrit in less than a month, says Abadi

(IraqiNews.com) On Monday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi revealed that the Iraqi army will launch a military operation to restore the city of Tikrit, in a period of time that will not exceed a month, while he was less decisive with respect to the city of Mosul.

Ebadi said in an interview for ‘Reuters’, followed up by IraqiNews.com, “Tikrit, God willing, will be liberated very soon; within a month or less, I hope. But I cannot specify for Mosul. It may be liberated faster than predicted. We do not want to advance into it without planning.”

ISIS militants have been controlling the city of Tikrit, Salahuddin province, (160 kilometers north of Baghdad), in addition to other parts of the province, since the withdrawal of Iraqi forces last June.