The Iraqi Security Forces and Iranian-backed Shiite militias have taken control of several key towns on the outskirts of Tikrit. Al Dor and Al Awja, which are south of Tikrit, and Albu Ajil, east of ...

US forces have been "actively engaging" Iraqi troops in Tikrit -- Saddam Hussein's home town and likely the last stronghold of his resistance, said Lieutenant Mark Kitchens, a spokesman at US ...

Iraqi forces have managed to retake Tikrit's military hospital in their major operation against Daesh to liberate the strategic northern city. According to Press TV correspondent near Tikrit ...

Iraqi forces are moving on Tikrit from three directions, with units targeting the towns of al-Alam and Ad-Dawr to the north and south, while another large contingent drives on the city from the east.

Although no group claims responsibility for the Tikrit attack that killed more than 50 people, the U.S. says it has all the hallmarks of al Qaeda. Video courtesy of Reuters and photo courtesy of AP.