Second Battle of Tikrit (English Wikipedia)

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alarabiya.net

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alaraby.co.uk

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albawaba.com

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aljazeera.com

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aol.com

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aranews.net

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bbc.co.uk

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bbc.com

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bellinghamherald.com

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bloomberg.com

Lerman, David (1 April 2015). "Iraq's Claim to Recapture Tikrit Challenged by Some in the Town". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

businessinsider.com

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cbsnews.com

"Iraq battles ISIS in Tikrit, Kirkuk, but only has U.S. help in 1 fight". CBS News. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

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dailystar.com.lb

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defense.gov

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defensenews.com

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dw.de

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economist.com

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euronews.com

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france24.com

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gov.uk

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greenfieldreporter.com

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"Abuses by Iraqi forces in Tikrit to be investigated". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

hamptonroads.com

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hrw.org

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huffingtonpost.com

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ibtimes.com

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independent.co.uk

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iraqinews.com

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keyetv.com

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latimes.com

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longwarjournal.org

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medium.com

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middle-east-online.com

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mirror.co.uk

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naharnet.com

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ndtv.com

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newsweek.com

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nydailynews.com

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nytimes.com

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pbs.org

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thenews.com.pk

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