Whether Iraq succeeds in repopulating Tikrit could determine whether the country can unify after a war that has divided its people You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

As the US Congress debates a war authorization against ISIS, Iraqi government forces and their Shiite militias and Sunni tribal allies have forced their way into the provincial capital Tikrit after a ...

A source in the Salahuddin Operations Command said Iraqi forces would not move forward until reinforcements reached Tikrit, of which Islamic State still holds around half. Using guerrilla warfare ...

Washington has pushed for Shiite militias to leave the battlefield,but the militias outnumber the regular Iraqi government troops by more than six to one in Tikrit You can save this article by ...

A tank of Iraqi security forces is seen in the town of al-Alam March 10, 2015. Iraqi troops and militias drove Islamic State insurgents out of al-Alam on Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle before a ...

The government declared victory in Tikrit on Wednesday over extremists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group, and it warned the militants holding other Iraqi provinces that they would be the ...

WATCH: Eric Sorensen reports that a victory in Tikrit would be a strategic and emotional lift agaisnt ISIS. BAGHDAD – Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen entered the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit ...

Rockets and mortars echoed across Tikrit on Thursday as Iraqi security forces clashed with Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants a day after sweeping into the Sunni city north of Baghdad.

TIKRIT, IRAQ—Iraqi troops clashed along two fronts with Islamic State militants in Tikrit on Thursday as rockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein’s hometown a day after soldiers and allied ...

WATCH ABOVE: They have been working for nearly two weeks to enter Tikrit – a city that fell to ISIS last year. Holly Williams has been traveling with Iraqi forces along the front lines and provides an ...

Iraqi people with security forces walk near a burnt vehicle at the site of an attack in Tikrit, Iraq, April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed, including ...

TIKRIT, Iraq -- Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants holed up in downtown Tikrit, going house to house Tuesday in search of snipers and booby traps, and the prime minister announced security ...