In Reclaimed Tikrit, Mass Graves From Brutal ISIS Occupation
As many as 1,700 bodies are believed to be in mass graves unearthed near the site of a massacre of Iraqi soldiers manning a former U.S. military base.
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In Tikrit Offensive, Local Sunnis, Shiite Militias Are Unlikely Allies
The main forces fighting the self-declared Islamic State in Tikrit, Iraq, are Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias. Despite decades-long animosity between the nations, local Sunnis are joining them.
Iraq Claims Victory Over Militants In Strategic City Of Tikrit
Iraqi flags are flying over government buildings again, one month into a major offensive to reclaim the city from fighters with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
U.S. Providing Reconnaissance Flights Over Booby-Trapped Tikrit
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq has been conducting surveillance flights over the city since March 21 to help uproot militants with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Iraqi Force Makes More Gains Toward Taking Tikrit From ISIS
Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi visited the region Thursday, saying on state TV that the next phase of the operation is "critical" to the effort to control the strategic city of Tikrit.
Iraqi Forces Reportedly Enter Tikrit In Push Against ISIS
Officials and witnesses say an Iraqi force now controls part of northern Tikrit, the city that was taken last June by the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Thousands Reportedly Flee Battle In Tikrit
Iraqi army forces, Shiite militias and Kurdish peshmerga are battling to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown from Islamic State extremists.