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 ...

Below are excerpts from the video, in which different fighters mock the Iraqi media reports while standing in areas they had supposedly lost: “We are now in the city of Tikrit, in the southern area of ...

Iraqi forces have completely cut of Daesh's communication and supply lines to Tikrit ahead of an expected offensive to retake the city, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Al-Zaidi told Asharq Al-Awsat.

On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said units of government forces, backed by Shia and Sunni volunteer fighters, had wrested control of Tikrit, located 140 kilometers (86 miles ...