Iraq takes back Tikrit from ISIS: Jihadists lose battle for region as government forces raise country’s flag in city centre
‘Iraq claims it has liberated the city of Tikrit – its biggest victory in the fight against Islamic State terrorists to date.
Security and allied forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft retook the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi tricolour was raised.
The operation began on March 2 and had looked bogged down before Iraqi forces made rapid advances over the past 48 hours.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ‘announces the liberation of Tikrit and congratulates Iraqi security forces and popular volunteers on the historic milestone’, his official Twitter account said.’
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