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Tikrit (Arabic: تكريت Tikrīt, Syriac: ܬܓܪܝܬ Tagriṯ) sometimes transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. As of 2012, it had a population of 160,000.
In recent years the city has been the site of conflict cumulating in the Second Battle of Tikrit from March through April 2015, resulting in the displacement of 28,000 civilians. The Iraqi government regained control of the city from the Islamic State on March 31, 2015.
As a fort along the Tigris (Akkadian: Idiqlat), the city is first mentioned in the Fall of Assyria Chronicle as being a refuge for the Babylonian king Nabopolassar during his attack on the city of Assur in 615 BC.
Tikrit is usually identified as the Hellenistic settlement Birtha.
Until the 6th century, Christianity within the Sasanian Empire was predominantly dyophysite under the Church of the East, however, as a result of Miaphysite missionary work, Tikrit became a major Miaphysite centre under its first bishop, Ahudemmeh, in 559. Under Marutha, the bishopric was elevated into a maphrianate and the city's ecclesiastical jurisdiction extended as far as central Asia.
Isis is the (slightly confusing) English acronym for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, a Sunni jihadist group whose sudden capture of Mosul, Tikrit and extensive swaths of Iraqi territory last week has triggered a new crisis, complete with atrocities targeting Iraqi army soldiers and volunteers. Known in Arabic as Da'ash, it grew out of the Islamic State in Iraq, an al-Qaida affiliate which, in turn, came into existence after the 2003 US-led invasion. The leader or emir (prince) of Isis is a 43-year-old Sunni, known by his nom de guerre as Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, or Abu Dua. His real name is Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai. He was held prisoner by US forces from 2005 to 2009. US military sources have quoted him as saying when he was released from Camp Bucca in Iraq: "I'll see...
On the frontline against ISIS: Footage taken by an Iraqi fighter of the shia militia "Liwa Ali al-Akhbar" during the time from october 2014 (recapture of Jurf al-Sakhr) to march 2015 (Battle of Tikrit). || Aufnahmen eines Kämpfers der irakisch-schiitischen Miliz "Liwa Ali al-Akhbar", die er während der Zeit von Oktober 2014 bis März 2015 gemacht hat. Der Milizionär war sowohl an der Einnahme von Jurf al-Sakhr als auch an der schlacht um Tikrit beteiligt.
This video posted Tuesday, March 31, 2015, shows Iraqi soldiers capturing an ISIS militant who speaks Iraqi Arabic after combing al-Hai al-Sinai district in Tikrit.
Iraqi Army units in the streets of the city of Tikrit after the defeat of the Islamic State (April 2015). || Eine Tour durch Tikrit, die zurückeroberte Hauptstadt der irakischen Salah al-Din Provinz. Der Verlust der Stadt stellt eine der bedeutensten Niederlagen für den "Islamischen Staat" dar, die die Extremisten bis jetzt erlitten haben. ISIS hatte in Tikrit nach der Einnahme im Juni 2014 dort mehr als 1500 gefangene Rekruten der irakischen Luftwaffe ermordet (Camp Speicher Massaker).
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Iraqi PMU - First graduating class of University of Tikrit after liberation from ISIS The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units hear from the graduating students of the University of Tikrit. The city was liberated from the hands of ISIS by the bravery of the Iraqi PMU and Iraqi Army. ISIS has tried to attack Tikrit several times from the deserts but these attacks have stopped after the Iraqi PMU cleared Samarra desert leading to 6500KM² of desert, towns and villages being cleared of ISIS within 2 weeks of operations. The graduates of Tikrit will be the foundation for the rebuilding process of Tikrit and the rest of the occupied ISIS territories.
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Iraq's Defense Minister announces that security forces have retaken Tikrit from ISIS. TestTube's UnCovered takes a look at the Iraqi army's victory. Learn More: Iraqi prime minister claims victory against Islamic State in Tikrit http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraqi-forces-advance-in-tikrit-following-us-strikes/2015/03/31/15585411-82e8-4ec0-928e-c1fbaa2b4442_story.html "Iraqi forces claimed to have seized the city of Tikrit from Islamic State militants on Tuesday after U.S.-led airstrikes cleared the way for ground operations, an advance that would mark the government's most significant victory over the extremists since their summer blitz." Iraq Forces, Pushing ISIS Out of Tikrit, Give Few Thanks for U.S. Airstrikes http:/...
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Morning autumn sun in FOB Speicher ( Tikrit ), Iraq, inside the wire, before 8 a.m. 2007 Just gorgeous
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