AlHijjah 25, 1435, Oct 19, 2014, SPA -- The Iraqi military said Sunday it had retaken several areas from the ISIL militants in a northern enclave as part of a major counter-attack against the insurgents, dpa reported. Iraqi security forces secured a key route between the northern towns of Tikrit and Biji and killed "tens of terrorists," government-run al-Iraqiya TV reported, citing a military official. -- SPA 00:02 LOCAL TIME 21:02 GMT تغريد