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Bookmark or Share- First Battle of Tikrit - WikipediaThe First Battle of Tikrit was fought for the Iraqi city of Tikrit following the city's capture by the Islamic State and Ba'athist Loyalists during the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive. The battle took place between 26 and 30 June 2014.
- Tikrit - WikipediaTikrit (Arabic: تِكْرِيت, romanized: Tikrīt [ˈtɪkriːt]) is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometers (140 mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River.
- Tikrit: The Last Stronghold | PBS NewsFor more on the significance of U.S. Military advances on Tikrit, and Pres. Bush's latest warning to Syria about harboring senior Iraqi officials, we get two views.
- Tikrit: Iraq's city of palaces - BBC NewsThe Iraqi city of Tikrit - currently at the centre of a military operation aimed at driving out Islamic State jihadists - is known as the birthplace of two famous leaders.
- Tikrit | Encyclopedia.comTikrit (also Takrit) is located in north-central Iraq, some 100 miles north-northwest of Baghdad. The fortress around which the city was built was constructed by a Sassanid Persian king as a border post against the Byzantines.
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