Iraq's Tikrit offensive stalled by ISIS bombs

Iraq's huge offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group was stalled yesterday by a slew of bombs and the several hundred jihadists holding out in the city. While Iraqi troops and militia were able to surround the jihadists in Tikrit with relative ease, ousting them from the city's streets has proved far harder. The operation to recapture Tikrit, the capital of Salaheddin province, began on March 2.