Fleeing Tikrit residents fear no return as Iraqi forces close in
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - As Iraqi forces close in, Tikrit's few remaining civilians are cutting up white clothes and fabric to make flags of surrender, fearing their Shi'ite liberators more than the Islamic State militants occupying the Sunni city. Most residents of Tikrit fled in the months after the extremist group took over in June. Those who stayed have fled in recent days, but a tiny fraction are still there, awaiting their fate. "Some people say they would rather die in their own homes," said 37-year-old Abu Saif, who sought refuge in ...
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