Tikrit
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Bodies of soldiers killed by Islamic State exhumed from Tikrit mass graveIraqi forensic teams in the newly recaptured city of Tikrit have started exhuming bodies from mass graves believed to contain some of the hundreds of soldiers killed by Islamic State militants last yearWorldApr 7, 2015
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Iraqi forces to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State within ‘hours’: officialIraqi security forces battled the last remaining pockets of Islamic State militants in Tikrit early Wednesday and were expected to gain full control of the city "within the coming hours," the country's interior minister said.WorldApr 1, 2015
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U.S. conducting airstrikes in support of Iraqi forces in TikritAt Iraq's request, the U.S. began airstrikes in Tikrit on Wednesday in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters, a senior U.S. official said.WorldMar 25, 2015
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On two fronts, Iraqi forces battle Islamic State for TikritRockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Thursday as Iraqi security forces clashed with Islamic State militants a day after sweeping into the Sunni city north of Baghdad.WorldMar 12, 2015
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Iraqi soldiers, militiamen enter Islamic State-held city of TikritAn Iraqi official and a witness say Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen have entered the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein.WorldMar 11, 2015
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Iraqi forces push on to Tikrit as ISIS destroys ancient siteIraqi forces pressed their offensive against the Islamic State group Friday, expecting to reach the outskirts of the militant-held city of Tikrit, a day after the extremists reportedly "bulldozed" a famed archaeological site in the area.WorldMar 6, 2015
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Military operation begins in Iraq to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometownBacked by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters, Iraqi security forces on Monday began a military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State group.WorldMar 2, 2015
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How an Iraqi soldier survived an Islamic State mass killingIn a rare, eyewitness account of the ruthlessness of the Islamic State, an Iraqi soldier told the New York Times how he survived a mass execution of hundreds of men.WorldSep 4, 2014
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Iraq launches operation against Sunni insurgents in TikritIraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships launched an operation early Saturday aimed at dislodging Sunni militants from the northern city of Tikrit.WorldJun 28, 2014
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