article_snippet: Iraqi forces entered Tikrit for the first time on Wednesday from the north and south.
article_snippet: On Friday, Iraqi forces fought fierce battles to secure the northern Tikrit neighborhood of Qadisiyya and lobbed mortars and rockets into the city center, still in the hands of ISIS.
article_snippet: Iraqi military officials have said Iraqi military officials expect to reach the centre of Tikrit within two to three days.
article_snippet: Mourners carry the coffin of a Shi'ite fighter who was killed in clashes with Islamic State militants in Tikrit .
article_snippet: A Shi'ite fighter injured during clashes with Islamic State militants in northern Tikrit .