article_snippet: Thousands of soldiers and government-backed Shi'ite militias already claim to have killed ISIS second in command in the city, which is the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
article_snippet: Thousands of soldiers and government-backed Shi'ite militias (pictured) already claim to have killed ISIS in Tikrit second in command in the city, which is the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein .
article_snippet: 58 ISIS fighters subsequently surrendered to the Iraqi army, while the bodies of at least 10 others were found nearby .
article_snippet: 58 ISIS fighters subsequently surrendered to the Iraqi Army, while the bodies of at least 10 others were found nearby.
highlights_snippet: Senior figure in the local ISIS group has been killed, regime forces claim .
  