took over with its own operation triton, but it has been receiving a much maller budget of $3.2 million a month. >> they say cutting rescue might dissuade migrants coming to europe, others say that is not true. >> if we have in receiving countries humane policies and good rescue operations and so on that we're pulling irregular migrants in these societies when in fact, we know the principle issue here is one of push factors. it is those issues of war and violence and abuse. >> in january and february of this year' loin, 370 people died trying to cross the mediterranean. italy has just resumeed it's naval exercises along the coast but it will take more than that to stop the deaths that occur every year. >> it's the third day of an iraqi offensive against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. thousands of shia military and tribal fighters are taking part in the campaign against the armed group. the iraqi military said that it's forces advancing on four fronts in the city of tikrit. they've retaken the oil field jane arraf has more. >> iraqi troops are moving slowly towards tikrit. slo