Iraqi government forces and their allied fighters are continuing to advance towards the centre of Tikrit as part of a major offensive to recapture the strategic city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group.
Video obtained by the AP news agency showed troops and Shia militiamen marching alongside Humvees flying Iraqi military and Shia miltia flags in the city.
Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan said Iraqi officials had told local media on Wednesday that they were confident of taking control of the entire city by the end of the day.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent added, however, that the battle for the city was by no means over and that the fighting was continuing “street-by-street” as the Iraqi forces moved closer to ISIL-held areas of the city.
Aljazeera
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