Military commanders have said Tikrit is a stepping stone for an even more ambitious operation aimed at retaking Mosul, the large northern city which has been the main Iraq hub of Daesh.

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 ...

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Iraqi forces and Shiite militia reached Tikrit's center and "liberated" the city on Wednesday after ten days of a mass operation launched against Daesh, local military officials told Reuters.