Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says units of government forces, backed by Shia and Sunni volunteer forces have managed to retake control of the strategic northern city of Tikrit from the Takfiri terrorist group.
Abadi announced on Tuesday afternoon that Iraqi forces have liberated Tikrit and raised the country’s national flag over the Salahuddin provincial government headquarters, Iraq’s public broadcaster al-Iraqiya television network reported.
Earlier in the day, Abadi said Iraqi forces had reached the center of Tikrit and retaken the neighborhoods on the southern and western edges of the city in their push to regain control of the entire Tikrit.
The Iraqi premier said army troopers together with security personnel, members of the pro-government Popular Mobilization units, tribal fighters as well as local residents were participating in the operation to liberate Tikrit.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says units of government forces, backed by Shia and Sunni volunteer forces have managed to retake control of the strategic northern city of Tikrit from the Takfiri terrorist group.
Abadi announced on Tuesday afternoon that Iraqi forces have liberated Tikrit and raised the country’s national flag over the Salahuddin provincial government headquarters, Iraq’s public broadcaster al-Iraqiya television network reported.
Earlier in the day, Abadi said Iraqi forces had reached the center of Tikrit and retaken the neighborhoods on the southern and western edges of the city in their push to regain control of the entire Tikrit.
The Iraqi premier said army troopers together with security personnel, members of the pro-government Popular Mobilization units, tribal fighters as well as local residents were participating in the operation to liberate Tikrit.
