Recapturing Tikrit News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 country's second largest city mosul. cnn's 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. so the province on the way toward mosul, this is quite a test for the iraqi mary. they've been t...

Shia. we'll 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 of taking back mosul. also worth noting the u.s. isn't helping the iraqi army when it comes to takin...