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Urgent: Iraqi forces free Tikrit from IS militants: statement

Xinhua, March 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday announced the security forces freed Salahudin's provincial capital city of Tikrit from the Islamic State (IS) militants after days of heavy clashes with the extremist militants. Enditem