Iraq’s Claim to Recapture Tikrit Challenged by Some in the Town
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A day after Iraq’s government announced the liberation of Tikrit from Islamic State forces, military commanders and Shiite militia members who are there described a city still under siege.
Islamic State fighters control about half of the hometown of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, including his old presidential compound, according to a military official interviewed in Tikrit on Wednesday who declined to be identified for security reasons.