Iraq PM declares 'liberation' of Tikrit from IS
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday declared the "liberation" of Tikrit from the Islamic State group, after a weeks-long operation that was Baghdad's biggest yet against the jihadists./ Abadi "announces the liberation of Tikrit and congratulates Iraqi security forces and popular volunteers on the historic milestone," his official Twitter account said, referring to allied paramilitaries who have played a major role in the fighting. And Abadi's spokesman Rafid Jaboori told AFP that: "Iraqi forces reached the centre of Tikrit, raised the ...
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