“Tensions between Iraq and the United States over how to battle the Islamic State broke into the open on Tuesday, as Iraqi officials declared that they would fight on their own timetable with or without American help, and as United States warplanes conspicuously sat out the biggest Iraqi counteroffensive yet amid concerns over Iran’s prominent role.”
Source: Iraqi Campaign to Drive ISIS From Tikrit Reveals Tensions With U.S. – NYTimes.com
