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April 2, 2015

Iraq Claims Victory in Fight to Retake Tikrit 
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The Iraqi government has declared victory in its month-long battle to
retake the city of Tikrit from the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Iraqi
state television showed footage of Iraqi officials and Iran-backed
Shiite militia leaders parading through the streets of Tikrit raising
the Iraqi flag. Despite the victory claim, small pockets of ISIS
fighters remain.

 

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