Tikrit

/ tɪˈkriːt /

noun

1. a town in N central Iraq on the River Tigris; birthplace of Saladin and Saddam Hussein. Pop: 28 900 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

Abbas al-Saadi is a soldier and by rights he should be stationed near Tikrit, where his unit is involved fighting ISIS.

From The Daily Beast

What happens if the ground offensive is stalled and they are not able to retake Fallujah or Tikrit?

From The Daily Beast

They are the victims of Shia death squads in Samarra and Tikrit.

From The Daily Beast

If he gets his way, U.S. drones may soon be providing air cover to his sectarian armies in Mosul and Tikrit.

From The Daily Beast

Locals also know that ISIS needs more fighters in places like Tikrit, Anbar, Diyala and toward Kirkuk.

From The Daily Beast