Iraqi Minister Says Tikrit To Be Recaptured Within 'hours'

By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Wed, 04/01/2015 - 2:43am

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's interior minister says security forces are battling the last remaining pockets of Islamic State militants in Tikrit and that he expects them to gain full control of the city "within the coming hours." Iraqi forces launched the operation to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown on March 2.

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