TIKRIT, Iraq-- Iraq declared a "magnificent victory" Wednesday over the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Tikrit, a key step in driving the militants out of their biggest strongholds ...

TIKRIT, Iraq -- Iraqi troops clashed along two fronts with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Tikrit on Thursday as rockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein's ...

The Iraqi government claimed victory over Islamic State insurgents in Tikrit on Wednesday after a month-long battle for the city supported by Shi'ite militiamen and U.S.-led air strikes, saying ...

Iraqi forces pressed their offensive against the Islamic State group Friday, expecting to reach the outskirts of the militant-held city of Tikrit, a day after the extremists reportedly "bulldozed ...

Iraqi Shiite fighters in Tikrit pose in front of a former presidential palace that had been held by the so-called Islamic State, which had painted its black banner at the entrance.

About 75% of the besieged Iraqi city of Tikrit is now back in government control, the head of a key paramilitary force taking part in the attack told CNN.

Iraqi forces are closing in on Tikrit and could be days away from retaking the city from ISIS fighters just over a week after launching a major offensive.