Great to have you with us. It is day four of iraqs largest offensive yet against isil. Tens of thousands of iraqi troops are working alongside shia militias to take back tikrit. Now theres hope a unified force can loosen isils grip on the city. Reporter the battle cry of this fighter. This is near the base of operations for iraqs shia militias on the Eastern Front of the battle for tikrit. The key players are iranian backed hezbollah. At a command center nearby the interior minister a leader of the militia confirms with the man given drol of the hezbollah brigades. They have combined with iraqi police, special forces and army units, for the biggest offensive since isil seized parts of iraq last june. The troops are backed by iraqi air strikes, but it has been a slow advance to tikrit. This is a trip wire for a roadside bomb laid by isil. An Explosives Team detonates this one, one of hundreds they found along the road. 30 kilometers southeast, Iraqi Security forces make their way across
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Man, in jail for 10 years and one of his fiercest political opponents. Mapping the stars in 3d, the European Space Agency Launches its newest mission. First, to south sudan where a delegation of Foreign Ministers from seven african countries have arrived to try to mediate an end to the violence. Hundreds have died in fighting since sunday. The violence is spreading. The governments confirmed its lost another city to the rebels. We are in juba with the latest. Out of his military fatigues and back in his suit and cowboy hat, he explains that his countries dissent into violence is because of an attempted coup and not ethic rivalry. These people are playing with worded to find support and help from their tribes. Women not allow that to happen as it hurts the reputation of the government. He says those who tried to overthrow him will get a fair trial. We will bring them to military courts because they killed innocent people. If you want, we will bring them to civilian courts. The law is th