Tikrit offensive
, July 21, 2014
An armed Shi'ite volunteer from the Mehdi Army loyal to radical cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr, takes up a position during a patrol, on the outskirts of Tikrit, on July 20. Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militants patrolled areas of Tikrit as they launched an assault to retake the city currently held by Islamic State fighters. Reuters/Stringer
