The iraqi army with militias along with government friendly sunni tribesmen have started the attack on the city of Tikrit to claim it back from ISIS (Daesh). The attack is the largest operation so far and a real test to wether the iraqi security forces will have what it takes to oust out ISIS from Mosul. The Tikrit operations started with a five pruned attack on the city making it difficult for ISIS terrorists inside the city to get reinforcements or flee. Already the security forces have gained ground inside the city with the University, camp Speicher, Awja and the airport under their control and continued advances are reported steadily.