Iraqi forces retake Tikrit

Practising catch-up. This news is a day or so old.

This seems to be the achievement of Iraqi forces backed by volunteer forces, not the United States and its "allies"

Exclusive: Iraqi forces totally Liberate Tikrit from ISIL terrorists

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Ababdi says the army backed by volunteer forces has totally liberated the city of Tikrit from the ISIL takfiri terrorists. The Iraqi forces managed to push out the ISIL from Tikrit after weeks of operations. The Iraqi troops’ advance was slowed by numerous booby traps and other explosive devices planted by the terrorists. The Iraqi army says its troops and the popular forces inflicted heavy casualties on the ISIL. The terrorist group captured Tikrit in June