The Second Battle of Tikrit was a battle in which Iraqi Security Forces recaptured the city of Tikrit from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Iraqi forces consisted of the Iraqi Army and the Po
Military diagram illustrating the situation in central Salahuddin province, from early to mid-March 2015.
An ISIL fighter captured by Iraqi Security Forces near Tikrit
The leader of the Iranian Quds force, Gen. Qasem Soleimani reportedly took up a prominent role in both the planning and execution of the offensive to liberate Tikrit from ISIL.
Iraqi Police (seen here in training) have been allegedly involved in a number of serious human rights abuses during the Second Battle of Tikrit.
Tikrit, historically romanized as Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometers northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometers southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of t
Second Battle of Tikrit
…The Second Battle of Tikrit was a battle in which Iraqi Security Forces recaptured the city of Tikrit (the provincial capital of the Saladin Governorate) from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Iraqi forces consisted of the Iraqi Army and…
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Ruins of the "Green Church"