5,000 Strong Arrived in Tikrit Ready to Liberate the Province

5,000+ fighters arrive in Tikrit, ready to liberate the province from ISIS. I guess we'll see what happens. Videos of the battle will be posted if made available. ~ GNC

More than 5,000 fighters arrive in Tikrit in preparation for zero hour

February 25, 2015 by Abdelhak Mamoun

The governor of Salahuddin Raed al-Jubouri

(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin governor Raed al-Jubouri declared Tuesday the arrival of more than 5,000 volunteer fighters to the outskirts of Tikrit, adding that the military units are ready to begin the operation of liberating the province, pointing out that camps have been built to receive the displaced because of the current military operations.

Jubouri said in an interview for IraqiNews, “More than 5,000 volunteer fighters have arrived in Samarra and Speicher Base; they will take part in the military operation to liberate Tikrit,” noting that, “The military units are ready to declare the beginning of the operation.”

Al-Jubouri added, “The operation will be managed in accordance with a central plan that will start from several directions,” noting that, “The leaderships of Salahuddin and Samarra Operations, and the formations of the defense and interior ministries, as well as the volunteer and tribal fighters of Tikrit, al-Alam district and the surrounding areas; they will all participate in the operation.”