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TIKRIT Authentic Whitney Mercilus Jersey , Iraq, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces on Monday retook control of the town of al-Alam in Salahudin province after clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants, as the troops continued their push toward the provincial capital city Tikrit, a security source said.


The troops and allied Shiite and Sunni militias, backed by armored vehicles and covered by Iraqi aircraft Authentic Johnathan Joseph Jersey , entered the town just east of Tikrit from the south and the east after recapturing several outside villages, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.


Sporadic clashes are still underway inside the town as the IS militants are still fighting in some small pockets on the western side of the town, the source said, adding that explosive experts had started defusing dozens of roadside bombs and booby-trapped buildings.


Meanwhile, the Iraqi forces started to clear roadside bombs on the roads leading to the outer neighborhoods of Tikrit city Authentic Jadeveon Clowney Jersey , as heavy clashes and shelling continued on IS positions inside the city, the source said.


Separately, the troops and allied Shiite militias arrived at Ajil oilfield east of Tikrit after days of clashes with the IS militants, the source said.


Earlier on Thursday, the IS militants apparently set fire to the oil installations as flames and plumes of black smoke rose above the area Authentic Lamar Miller Jersey , the source added.


The small Ajil oilfield is one of the most important financial resources to fund the IS militant group which extracts about 10,000 barrels per day and convey them by some 300 tanker trucks to other areas in Nineveh province and IS-held areas in Syria.


The Iraqi security forces began their operation last week via five paths: two from Mkesheifa and Sur Shnas, south of Tikrit, two others from Udheim and Tuz Khurmato, east of Tikrit Authentic DeAndre Hopkins Jersey , and the last from the Speicher airbase, just north of Tikrit, according to security sources.


Large parts of Salahudin province have been under IS control since June 11, a day after bloody clashes broke out between Iraqi security forces and the group.


The IS has taken control of the country's northern city of Mosul and later seized swathes of territories in Nineveh and other predominantly Sunni provinces.


HOUSTON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Officials from China's largest city Shanghai unveiled a cultural event in the U.S. city of Houston Thursday to promote Shanghai's international image and further ties between the two key hubs.


The five-day cultural exchange program Authentic J.J. Watt Jersey , named "Amazing Shanghai",features a cultural pavilion, a photo exhibition and a book donation.


At the opening ceremony held Thursday afternoon in Rice University's Baker Institute, Vice Mayor of Houston Ed Gonzalez said the program's name is "indisputably" accurate in describing the economic hub of China and that "one visit is not enough," recalling his own trip to Shanghai years ago.


Gonzalez said the event could connect the two regions Keke Coutee Jersey , strengthen bonds between the two partner cities and nurture future relations.


Zhu Yonglei, head of the Shanghai delegation, who also heads the city's information office, told Xinhua that the dozens of photos to be exhibited at the event not only include Shanghai's landmarks, like Huangpu River Jordan Akins Jersey , but also show the human side of the city.


"Shanghai and Houston already had frequent exchanges, mostly in trade and economy," Zhu noted. "We believe cultural exchanges like this event are also in great need in order to bring people on both sides closer and give those who haven't been to Shanghai a comprehensive picture of the city."


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