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Against isis. >> anyone who depend on american support is depending on a shadow, the dependence by the central government on the united states is one of the reasons we lost ramadi. that won't happen here all of the men vow. more forces and reinforcements arrive. through a scope one fighter can point to suspected isis vehicles inn't distance a long the berm, others watch and wait. preparing for isis to strike back. arwa damon, cnn, iraq. >> let's get the very latest now on this iraqi offensive. ian lee following developments from cairo, egypt. he joins us now live. ian, iraqi officials claim is...

Out 17 strikes thursday targeting isis checkpoints, staging areas and a command facility. >> it is all in support of a major iraqi offensive that recently stalled after isis insurgents repositioned themselves in and around the city. cnn correspondent jamana karache joins us live from baghdad with the very latest. good day to you. it seems, though, that as the u.s. steps in we are seeing shiite militiamen step out and a great deal of mistrust with american involvement. >> reporter: well, george, let's look at what's been going on. this offensive has been going on for more than three weeks now. ...

Martha: we look to that. the u.s. may have been caught off-guard by the new iraqi offensive to take back tikrit from isis. [gunfire] these are some of the scenes from the battle in tikrit. new reports u.s. officials were largely kept in the dark about efforts to recapture that iraqi city from isis that. the u.s.-led coalition is not providing air cover and that iran is the main entity actively involved in this offensive in tikrit. retired four-star army general jack keane is a fox news military analyst and chairman of the institute of the study of war. general, good to have you here. welcome. ...

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