Recapturing Tikrit News Today

Was gathering information for police. now the six-minute video has subtitles in english arabic and french. right now iraqi forces are fighting to retake the isis stronghold of tikrit. an iraqi victory could pave the way for more attacks against isis positions particularly in the countrys second largest city mosul. cnns ian lee joins me from cairo. explain to viewers what the significance of recapturing tikrit would be. >> reporter: zell tikrit is on the road to mosul, one of the largest cities...

Shia. well be watching closely how the army treats the civilians. a lot of them have fredled. will they treat them kindly and with respect. this will be watched by other sunni militias that are fighting isis around the country. if the shia predominantly shia iraqi army treats the inhabitants of the city poorly the militias who are fighting isis and other parts will take note of that as well. >> okay. so if the iraqi army succeeds in recapturing tikrit it tells you something about their chances o...