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24 hours ago, we would have seen isis holding positions on the very outskirts of tikrit. because of the air strikes and heavy artillery, the isis fighters have been pushed further back, at this stage. america says precondition for coalition bombing. the umbrella group made up of shia militia and volunteers would pull back and not be a part of the final phase to liberate the city. nut sg that straight forward here. they have not withdrawn from any areas of responsibility. the general and police commander on the ground said the base we are at is a hashed base. we hope that in the coming days, all the units holding the ground will enter tikrit, a unit second
air strikes continue to hit targets around tikrit as they try to retake the city from isis. we h have the report from the vy front line. >> there's movement in the house he's seeing. >> reporter: this is tikrit's southern border. a number of positions along the shoreline. they are trying to add vansz. inside the city, hundreds of isis fighters fortified in buildings, underground tunnels, booby trapped roads. they were all isis positions. for weeks, iraqi ground units were unable to push into the city. the government requested air strikes from the u.s.-led coalition. by saturday, two days after the coalition started bombing, bullet casings littered the roof. jets flew overhead.
in command. these are iraqi rockets, he says. everyone quickly turns to see the impact. arwa damon, cnn, tikrit, iraq. >> they are meeting in egypt and expected to announce road security threats in yemen. the final from the weekend summit will demand fighters leave the capital. there's a new envoy headed toward yemen, suggesting ground troops could be entering the area. we are live where the summit continues. ian, good to see you. let me start with what's circulating at the arab league summit. what does it say? >> reporter: this ground invasion almost seems all but certain according to it.
administration they knew early on the attack was not a spontaneous protest over a video. after they left the consulate in benghazi and went to the state house they were getting reports that cell phones, consulate cell phones were being used to make calls to the attacker's higher ups. >> security teams on the grounds in benghazi received that intel in real time. desperate iraqi leaders now asking the u.s. for drone air strikes to target militants that have taken over three cities in just a matter of days. more than 500,000 iraqis fled to escape the fighting. the latest city militants have taken control over is tikrit that's sadam hussein's home town. the insurgent said to be so evil even al qaeda distanced themselves from them. they have condemned the surge of