Tikrit Attacks

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  ISIS Kills 31 In Tikrit, Includes 14 Police Officers

  At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by ISIS terrorists in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.

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  12 Killed In Terrorist Attacks North Of Iraq's Tirkit: Security Sources

  Twelve people were killed on Saturday when terrorists attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said.

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  US Drone Killed 2 Iranian Troops in Iraq: State Media

  Two Iranian Revolutionary Guardsmen were killed by a US drone in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, Iranian state media said on Monday, in a report that was denied by the Pentagon.

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  Islamic State Attacks Iraq's Ramadi With 7 Car Bombs, Says Police

  The Islamic State jihadist group launched a coordinated attack on government-held areas of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on today, involving seven almost simultaneous suicide car bombs, police said.

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  US Suicide Bomber Carried Out Iraq Attack, Says Islamic State

  The Islamic State group said today a US citizen carried out a suicide attack against Iraqi forces involved in an operation to retake the jihadist-held city of Tikrit.

• Iraqi Forces Launch String of Attacks on Sunni Militants

  Iraqi forces launched a string of attacks on Sunni militants on Tuesday, including at Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit, as US President Barack Obama declared his firmest commitment yet to targeting jihadists.

• Iraqi Forces Battle to Drive Jihadists From Saddam's Home Town

  Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Tuesday to drive Islamic State fighters out of Tikrit, hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, while the militants warned they would attack Americans "in any place".

• Iraqi Army Launches New Assault on Tikrit: Sources

  Iraq's army launched an assault on Tuesday morning to try to retake the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, an officer and a soldier involved in the attack told Reuters.

• Militants target Iraq security forces as 40 killed

  Militants killed 25 Iraqi security forces in a wave of attacks on Thursday, and 15 other people died in other attacks including 10 mourners in twin bombings, officials said.

• Death toll in Iraq violence up to 45, United Nations urges talks to end crisis

  The death toll in Iraq violence has gone up to 45 after more attacks on Tuesday evening, the latest in a spate of unrest sparking concerns the country could be sliding back to all-out sectarian war.

• Attacks kill eight from Iraq security forces

  Iraqi authorities say attackers have killed eight members of the security forces, including five anti-al-Qaeda militiamen, amid rising sectarian violence in the country.

• Seven killed in suicide attack at police headquarters in Iraq's Tikrit

  A suicide bomber blew up a tanker truck at police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Monday, killing seven people in the latest in a spike in unrest ahead of the first elections since 2010.

• 13 policemen killed, 83 inmates freed after gunmen attack prison in Iraq

  Clashes killed at least 13 policemen at a prison in the Iraqi city of Tikrit that was seized by militants but has since been retaken by security forces, officials said on Friday. At least 83 prisoners were able to escape during the unrest, the officials said.