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Iraqi forces to try to take back tikrit. how likely is it that they can retake the city? >> reporter: well, rosemary, it's still unclear. it was late last night that this announcement came out from the united states that they have begun air strikes in and around tikrit. and according to the u.s. central command, they did strike about a dozen preplanned targets in and around the city. this could be a complicating factor to the operation that has been ongoing for the past three weeks or so. as you know, this is being led by the predominantly shia militia forces. iranian backed forces that have b...

President, but as of wednesday night, he is still in yemen it's being reported. >> the rebels seized control of the capital back in january. and in iraq, u.s. military officials say the goal is to help iraqi forces take back tikrit, which has been in isis control since last june. is warning that a self-proclaimed islamic state -- >> he made those remarks on wednesday. he said isis is sending members into afghanistan to test vulnerabilities. during a later web cast, he vowed to defend his country. >> our goal is very clear.

But significant gaps remain. iranians want to keep open an enrichment facility and water reactor that makes weapons grade plutonium. both plants are supposed to be redesigned as research facility. in the case of one. all of the pieces still on the table and still in play john. >> there will need be to movement and quickly to reach the deal by the end of march. nic robertson, thank you. new developments in iraq. iran is sending advanced missiles to help drive isis out of tikrit. u.s. agencies have been tracking the shipments for weeks. none of the weapons have been used. the pentagon is worri...

He testified that as they were driving, tamerlan tsaranev told him do you know the boston marathon explosion, do you know who did it? i did. i just killed the policeman in cambridge. when the tsaranev brothers realized he escaped they fled in his car. what they didn't know that was car does was equipped with a tracking system. soon police would be hot on their trail. tom llamas, abc news, boston. >> turn to iraq, the battle to take the country back from isis. the prime minister says victory in tikrit is near. soldiers swept into saddam hussein's hometown this week. isis occupies one of the for...

Government says in the next few days they believe they can have pushed out all of isis. they haven't had any help from the u.s. but they have had some air strikes helicopter attacks from the iraqi army which helped them push out. they've heard some the isis fighters have fled the area. this is a difficult city to take. the road leading to mosul, one of the cities that they hope to take also later this year. >> it's going to be a push to try and get mosul back as well. you mentioned no help from the united states. the shia militia, of course have done a lot of the heavy lifting in term of tryin...