Iraqi security forces and militia fighters captured part of Tikrit's northern Qadisiya district on Wednesday in their first advance into the city seized nine months ago by ISIS militants, security officials and the provincial governor said, according to Reuters. "The governor of Salahuddin announces the purging of half of Qadisiya district, the largest of Tikrit's neighbourhoods," a statement from governor Raed al-Jubouri's office said.
