Iraqi army officer Abdul Wahab al-Saedi, commander Salaheddin operations, uses a binocular to watch an ongoing operation by Iraqi forces and allied paramilitaries to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, as seen from the southern outskirts of Tikrit, on March 30, 2015. Retaking Tikrit, where jihadists have rigged streets and buildings with explosives, will require "major sacrifices" on the part of Iraqi forces, a senior intelligence officer said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
