Tamer El-Ghobasy

Wall Street Journal

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Middle East correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, currently based in Baghdad

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Iraqi forces are making headway in efforts to  re-take Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit  from ISIS. The major city of Mosul could be next.

Iran Takes the Lead… in Iraq

Iraqi forces are making headway in efforts to re-take Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit from ISIS. The major city of Mosul could be next.

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