Iraqi Forces Continue Crackdown on ISIL in Tikrit

07 October 2014 | 20:46 Code : 1939350 Latest Headlines

(FNA)- Iraqi government troops on Tuesday continued its mop-up operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in Tikrit city in Salahuddin province.

The Iraqi security forces liberated Abu Aqrab Street in central Tikrit.

"The security forces defused 80 bombs placed at the Street," an informed source said.

"The security forces also killed 4 terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," the source added.