article_snippet: Warren said that at Baghdad's request The US began aerial surveillance over Tikrit in recent days and is sharing the collected intelligence with the Iraqi government.
article_snippet: Warren said the Iraqis are discovering how difficult it can be to carry out ground operations in an urban area. '
article_snippet: We heard quite a bit from the Iraqis and some even from the Iranians — some fairly high-confidence statements about how rapidly the operations for Tikrit would go," Warren said.
article_snippet: is a reliable partner in this fight against ISIL,' Warren said. '
article_snippet: Reliable, professional, advanced military capabilities are something that reside very clearly and very squarely with the coalition.'