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The Battle for Tikrit
![Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite Fighters clash with Islamic State militants in Saladin province, Iraq, March 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B725C6E7-6E51-4351-A5EE-63CEEC8E4C4D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite Fighters clash with Islamic State militants in Saladin province, Iraq, March 2, 2015.
![Iraqi government forces and allied militias fire weaponry from a position in the northern part of Diyala province, bordering Saladin province, March 2, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D73892CD-1C50-46C6-B579-1735CD75ABAE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi government forces and allied militias fire weaponry from a position in the northern part of Diyala province, bordering Saladin province, March 2, 2015.