Tikrit

Exhumation of Iraq's Camp Speicher victim mass graves begins

Iraqi forensic teams began on Monday excavating 12 suspected mass grave sites thought to hold the co...

Apr 07, 2015 07:28 AM EDT

After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching

On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi'ite-led...

Apr 04, 2015 01:20 AM EDT

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric urges more professionalism in fight against IS

Iraq's most important Shi'ite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Friday for...

Mar 20, 2015 11:20 AM EDT

Iraq needs more air strikes to dislodge IS in Tikrit: officials

Iraq said on Monday it had put its Tikrit offensive on hold and senior officials called for more air...

Mar 16, 2015 08:59 AM EDT