Tikrit (Arabic:تكريتTikrīt, Syriac:ܬܓܪܝܬTagriṯ) sometimes transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometres (87mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometres (140mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. As of 2012, it had a population of 160,000.
In recent years the city has been the site of conflict cumulating in the Second Battle of Tikrit from March through April 2015, resulting in the displacement of 28,000 civilians.
The Iraqi government regained control of the city from the Islamic State on March 31, 2015.
History
Ancient times
As a fort along the Tigris (Akkadian: Idiqlat), the city is first mentioned in the Fall of Assyria Chronicle as being a refuge for the Babylonian king Nabopolassar during his attack on the city of Assur in 615 BC.
Tikrit is usually identified as the Hellenistic settlement Birtha.
Christian Tikrit
Until the 6th century, Christianity within the Sasanian Empire was predominantly dyophysite under the Church of the East, however, as a result of Miaphysite missionary work, Tikrit became a major Miaphysite centre under its first bishop, Ahudemmeh, in 559. Under Marutha, the bishopric was elevated into a maphrianate and the city's ecclesiastical jurisdiction extended as far as central Asia.
TIKRIT: From Baghdad to Tikrit ! A few hours in Tikrit ( didn’t expect this ) 🇮🇶
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This is a little backwards as the 2 mosul ones were last minute, one was just an update and one was the sandstorm. i hadn't got round to editing this one yet ( i have more on Mosul im working on )
I had planned o make a quick stop in Tikrit on my way, i had met a couchsurfer that was going to show me around, i also had a friend from Baghdad call some people in Tikrit to allow me to film. We went to ask at the Hashd Checkpoint if we could get closer to the Palaces, they were expecting me which was weird. i had to wait for the Hashd "boss" to come , and along with him and his 2 armed guards ,they took me to the site of the Speicher Massacre! I was a bit shocked as i had no idea as to what actually happened here....im not sure many people in the "west" know...
published: 17 Apr 2022
Tikrit: 20 years since the US invasion, what has become of Saddam Hussein’s birthplace? • FRANCE 24
It has been 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in their “war on terror” amid claims that the country’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction. Along with Baghdad, the dictator’s birthplace Tikrit, was quick to fall. But what has become of Tikrit, once a rich and flourishing town, in the 20 years since the invasion? FRANCE 24’s Lucile Wassermann reports.
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published: 17 Feb 2023
"Bodies on the road" as insurgents seize Tikrit - BBC News
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Islamist insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their second major gain after capturing Mosul on Tuesday, security officials say.
Tikrit, the hometown of former leader Saddam Hussein, lies 150km (95 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki vowed to fight back against the jihadists and punish those in the security forces who fled offering little or no resistance.
The insurgents are from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
Paul Wood reports.
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published: 12 Jun 2014
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Irak : vingt ans après la chute de Tikrit, ville natale de Saddam Hussein • FRANCE 24
En avril 2003, Tikrit, la ville natale de Saddam Hussein, est prise par l'armée américaine, marquant la fin de son règne. Au mois de décembre 2003, c’est tout près de là que le dictateur déchu est capturé avant d’être exécuté trois ans plus tard. Qu'est devenu Tikrit, 20 ans après ces évènements ? C'est le sujet de ce "Billet Retour à Tikrit", un reportage de Lucile Wassermann.
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published: 17 Feb 2023
¿Qué ha sido de Tikrit, Irak, 20 años después del fin del reinado de Saddam Hussein?
En abril de 2003, Tikrit, el lugar de nacimiento de Saddam Hussein, fue tomado por el Ejército estadounidense, marcando el final de su gobierno. En diciembre de 2003, el dictador depuesto fue capturado y fue ejecutado tres años después. Así, la segunda Guerra del Golfo comenzó hace 20 años, cuando Estados Unidos y sus aliados invadieron Irak. Una llamada guerra preventiva para derribar el régimen de Saddam Hussein. Hoy todavía sus habitantes viven con esta sombra.
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IRAQ:BATTLE FOR TIKRIT
Iraqi forces backed by militias are trying to dislodge ISIS from the key Iraqi city of Tikrit. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370258825_001.do
published: 01 Apr 2016
Battle for Tikrit: Iraqi forces sees success in fight against ISIS
Iraqi government forces are putting the squeeze on ISIS to reclaim the Northern city of Tikrit. Iranian militias are beefing up the Iraqi offense, which is earning praise from the Obama administration. Holly Williams tells us more from Iraq.
published: 07 Mar 2015
Tikrit, Iraq Military Parade 2002
Military parade in Tikrit, Iraq in 2002. Footage features military officials observing the parade. Various shots of smiling Saddam portraits carried by performers and on buildings around the venue. To license this footage contact Global ImageWorks - www.globalimageworks.com.
published: 26 Nov 2019
Iraqi military battles for control of Tikrit
The Iraqi army has launched an assault on the Sunni rebel-held town of Tikrit, a day after releasing video footage of soldiers in control of a strategic northern oil refinery.
Exclusive video obtained on Friday by Al Jazeera shows damage inside Tikrit after reports of Iraqi military helicopters flying commandos into the town on Thursday. A fixed-wing aircraft was also recorded flying over the town.
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#Tikrit #IraqVlog #SpeicherMassacre
This is a little backwards as the 2 mosul ones were last minute, one was just an update and one was the sandstorm. i hadn't ...
#Tikrit #IraqVlog #SpeicherMassacre
This is a little backwards as the 2 mosul ones were last minute, one was just an update and one was the sandstorm. i hadn't got round to editing this one yet ( i have more on Mosul im working on )
I had planned o make a quick stop in Tikrit on my way, i had met a couchsurfer that was going to show me around, i also had a friend from Baghdad call some people in Tikrit to allow me to film. We went to ask at the Hashd Checkpoint if we could get closer to the Palaces, they were expecting me which was weird. i had to wait for the Hashd "boss" to come , and along with him and his 2 armed guards ,they took me to the site of the Speicher Massacre! I was a bit shocked as i had no idea as to what actually happened here....im not sure many people in the "west" know about this either. They were with me all the time so i had to be careful what i filmed and what i didn't, he would explain everything in Arabic to my friend , who then translated in english, then i had to talk, with all of them watching me ..not my usual vlogging experience! A place thats not an easy place to visit as the security to get in was crazy..I have seen the actual ISIS video of what happened here and its horrific. They also killed hundreds in mass graves. these were just young unarmed army cadets. The second deadliest terrorist attack next to 9/11 yet not so many people know about this one.
if i look a bit speechless at times, its because i was, from what i was being told, and the whole situation i was in...i wish i had known more about this place before i went, so i was a bit more knowledgable about things ..but i didnt know i was going here! this vlog is AD Free...so i make no money from this .....i hope others in other countries will see what happened here. Huge thanks to Abdu , my Couchsurfing contact in Tikrit for taking me around and making sure I got a taxi to Mosul ! Everyone is so helpful to tourists in Iraq !
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#Tikrit #IraqVlog #SpeicherMassacre
This is a little backwards as the 2 mosul ones were last minute, one was just an update and one was the sandstorm. i hadn't got round to editing this one yet ( i have more on Mosul im working on )
I had planned o make a quick stop in Tikrit on my way, i had met a couchsurfer that was going to show me around, i also had a friend from Baghdad call some people in Tikrit to allow me to film. We went to ask at the Hashd Checkpoint if we could get closer to the Palaces, they were expecting me which was weird. i had to wait for the Hashd "boss" to come , and along with him and his 2 armed guards ,they took me to the site of the Speicher Massacre! I was a bit shocked as i had no idea as to what actually happened here....im not sure many people in the "west" know about this either. They were with me all the time so i had to be careful what i filmed and what i didn't, he would explain everything in Arabic to my friend , who then translated in english, then i had to talk, with all of them watching me ..not my usual vlogging experience! A place thats not an easy place to visit as the security to get in was crazy..I have seen the actual ISIS video of what happened here and its horrific. They also killed hundreds in mass graves. these were just young unarmed army cadets. The second deadliest terrorist attack next to 9/11 yet not so many people know about this one.
if i look a bit speechless at times, its because i was, from what i was being told, and the whole situation i was in...i wish i had known more about this place before i went, so i was a bit more knowledgable about things ..but i didnt know i was going here! this vlog is AD Free...so i make no money from this .....i hope others in other countries will see what happened here. Huge thanks to Abdu , my Couchsurfing contact in Tikrit for taking me around and making sure I got a taxi to Mosul ! Everyone is so helpful to tourists in Iraq !
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It has been 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in their “war on terror” amid claims that the country’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, posse...
It has been 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in their “war on terror” amid claims that the country’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction. Along with Baghdad, the dictator’s birthplace Tikrit, was quick to fall. But what has become of Tikrit, once a rich and flourishing town, in the 20 years since the invasion? FRANCE 24’s Lucile Wassermann reports.
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It has been 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in their “war on terror” amid claims that the country’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction. Along with Baghdad, the dictator’s birthplace Tikrit, was quick to fall. But what has become of Tikrit, once a rich and flourishing town, in the 20 years since the invasion? FRANCE 24’s Lucile Wassermann reports.
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Islamist insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their s...
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Islamist insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their second major gain after capturing Mosul on Tuesday, security officials say.
Tikrit, the hometown of former leader Saddam Hussein, lies 150km (95 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki vowed to fight back against the jihadists and punish those in the security forces who fled offering little or no resistance.
The insurgents are from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
Paul Wood reports.
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Islamist insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their second major gain after capturing Mosul on Tuesday, security officials say.
Tikrit, the hometown of former leader Saddam Hussein, lies 150km (95 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki vowed to fight back against the jihadists and punish those in the security forces who fled offering little or no resistance.
The insurgents are from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
Paul Wood reports.
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En avril 2003, Tikrit, la ville natale de Saddam Hussein, est prise par l'armée américaine, marquant la fin de son règne. Au mois de décembre 2003, c’est tout p...
En avril 2003, Tikrit, la ville natale de Saddam Hussein, est prise par l'armée américaine, marquant la fin de son règne. Au mois de décembre 2003, c’est tout près de là que le dictateur déchu est capturé avant d’être exécuté trois ans plus tard. Qu'est devenu Tikrit, 20 ans après ces évènements ? C'est le sujet de ce "Billet Retour à Tikrit", un reportage de Lucile Wassermann.
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En avril 2003, Tikrit, la ville natale de Saddam Hussein, est prise par l'armée américaine, marquant la fin de son règne. Au mois de décembre 2003, c’est tout près de là que le dictateur déchu est capturé avant d’être exécuté trois ans plus tard. Qu'est devenu Tikrit, 20 ans après ces évènements ? C'est le sujet de ce "Billet Retour à Tikrit", un reportage de Lucile Wassermann.
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En abril de 2003, Tikrit, el lugar de nacimiento de Saddam Hussein, fue tomado por el Ejército estadounidense, marcando el final de su gobierno. En diciembre de...
En abril de 2003, Tikrit, el lugar de nacimiento de Saddam Hussein, fue tomado por el Ejército estadounidense, marcando el final de su gobierno. En diciembre de 2003, el dictador depuesto fue capturado y fue ejecutado tres años después. Así, la segunda Guerra del Golfo comenzó hace 20 años, cuando Estados Unidos y sus aliados invadieron Irak. Una llamada guerra preventiva para derribar el régimen de Saddam Hussein. Hoy todavía sus habitantes viven con esta sombra.
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En abril de 2003, Tikrit, el lugar de nacimiento de Saddam Hussein, fue tomado por el Ejército estadounidense, marcando el final de su gobierno. En diciembre de 2003, el dictador depuesto fue capturado y fue ejecutado tres años después. Así, la segunda Guerra del Golfo comenzó hace 20 años, cuando Estados Unidos y sus aliados invadieron Irak. Una llamada guerra preventiva para derribar el régimen de Saddam Hussein. Hoy todavía sus habitantes viven con esta sombra.
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Iraqi forces backed by militias are trying to dislodge ISIS from the key Iraqi city of Tikrit. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/conte...
Iraqi forces backed by militias are trying to dislodge ISIS from the key Iraqi city of Tikrit. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370258825_001.do
Iraqi forces backed by militias are trying to dislodge ISIS from the key Iraqi city of Tikrit. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370258825_001.do
Iraqi government forces are putting the squeeze on ISIS to reclaim the Northern city of Tikrit. Iranian militias are beefing up the Iraqi offense, which is earn...
Iraqi government forces are putting the squeeze on ISIS to reclaim the Northern city of Tikrit. Iranian militias are beefing up the Iraqi offense, which is earning praise from the Obama administration. Holly Williams tells us more from Iraq.
Iraqi government forces are putting the squeeze on ISIS to reclaim the Northern city of Tikrit. Iranian militias are beefing up the Iraqi offense, which is earning praise from the Obama administration. Holly Williams tells us more from Iraq.
Military parade in Tikrit, Iraq in 2002. Footage features military officials observing the parade. Various shots of smiling Saddam portraits carried by performe...
Military parade in Tikrit, Iraq in 2002. Footage features military officials observing the parade. Various shots of smiling Saddam portraits carried by performers and on buildings around the venue. To license this footage contact Global ImageWorks - www.globalimageworks.com.
Military parade in Tikrit, Iraq in 2002. Footage features military officials observing the parade. Various shots of smiling Saddam portraits carried by performers and on buildings around the venue. To license this footage contact Global ImageWorks - www.globalimageworks.com.
The Iraqi army has launched an assault on the Sunni rebel-held town of Tikrit, a day after releasing video footage of soldiers in control of a strategic norther...
The Iraqi army has launched an assault on the Sunni rebel-held town of Tikrit, a day after releasing video footage of soldiers in control of a strategic northern oil refinery.
Exclusive video obtained on Friday by Al Jazeera shows damage inside Tikrit after reports of Iraqi military helicopters flying commandos into the town on Thursday. A fixed-wing aircraft was also recorded flying over the town.
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The Iraqi army has launched an assault on the Sunni rebel-held town of Tikrit, a day after releasing video footage of soldiers in control of a strategic northern oil refinery.
Exclusive video obtained on Friday by Al Jazeera shows damage inside Tikrit after reports of Iraqi military helicopters flying commandos into the town on Thursday. A fixed-wing aircraft was also recorded flying over the town.
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This is a little backwards as the 2 mosul ones were last minute, one was just an update and one was the sandstorm. i hadn't got round to editing this one yet ( i have more on Mosul im working on )
I had planned o make a quick stop in Tikrit on my way, i had met a couchsurfer that was going to show me around, i also had a friend from Baghdad call some people in Tikrit to allow me to film. We went to ask at the Hashd Checkpoint if we could get closer to the Palaces, they were expecting me which was weird. i had to wait for the Hashd "boss" to come , and along with him and his 2 armed guards ,they took me to the site of the Speicher Massacre! I was a bit shocked as i had no idea as to what actually happened here....im not sure many people in the "west" know about this either. They were with me all the time so i had to be careful what i filmed and what i didn't, he would explain everything in Arabic to my friend , who then translated in english, then i had to talk, with all of them watching me ..not my usual vlogging experience! A place thats not an easy place to visit as the security to get in was crazy..I have seen the actual ISIS video of what happened here and its horrific. They also killed hundreds in mass graves. these were just young unarmed army cadets. The second deadliest terrorist attack next to 9/11 yet not so many people know about this one.
if i look a bit speechless at times, its because i was, from what i was being told, and the whole situation i was in...i wish i had known more about this place before i went, so i was a bit more knowledgable about things ..but i didnt know i was going here! this vlog is AD Free...so i make no money from this .....i hope others in other countries will see what happened here. Huge thanks to Abdu , my Couchsurfing contact in Tikrit for taking me around and making sure I got a taxi to Mosul ! Everyone is so helpful to tourists in Iraq !
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It has been 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in their “war on terror” amid claims that the country’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction. Along with Baghdad, the dictator’s birthplace Tikrit, was quick to fall. But what has become of Tikrit, once a rich and flourishing town, in the 20 years since the invasion? FRANCE 24’s Lucile Wassermann reports.
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Islamist insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their second major gain after capturing Mosul on Tuesday, security officials say.
Tikrit, the hometown of former leader Saddam Hussein, lies 150km (95 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki vowed to fight back against the jihadists and punish those in the security forces who fled offering little or no resistance.
The insurgents are from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
Paul Wood reports.
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En abril de 2003, Tikrit, el lugar de nacimiento de Saddam Hussein, fue tomado por el Ejército estadounidense, marcando el final de su gobierno. En diciembre de 2003, el dictador depuesto fue capturado y fue ejecutado tres años después. Así, la segunda Guerra del Golfo comenzó hace 20 años, cuando Estados Unidos y sus aliados invadieron Irak. Una llamada guerra preventiva para derribar el régimen de Saddam Hussein. Hoy todavía sus habitantes viven con esta sombra.
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Iraqi forces backed by militias are trying to dislodge ISIS from the key Iraqi city of Tikrit. To License This Clip, Click Here: http://collection.cnn.com/content/clip/370258825_001.do
Iraqi government forces are putting the squeeze on ISIS to reclaim the Northern city of Tikrit. Iranian militias are beefing up the Iraqi offense, which is earning praise from the Obama administration. Holly Williams tells us more from Iraq.
Military parade in Tikrit, Iraq in 2002. Footage features military officials observing the parade. Various shots of smiling Saddam portraits carried by performers and on buildings around the venue. To license this footage contact Global ImageWorks - www.globalimageworks.com.
The Iraqi army has launched an assault on the Sunni rebel-held town of Tikrit, a day after releasing video footage of soldiers in control of a strategic northern oil refinery.
Exclusive video obtained on Friday by Al Jazeera shows damage inside Tikrit after reports of Iraqi military helicopters flying commandos into the town on Thursday. A fixed-wing aircraft was also recorded flying over the town.
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Tikrit (Arabic:تكريتTikrīt, Syriac:ܬܓܪܝܬTagriṯ) sometimes transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit, is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometres (87mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometres (140mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. As of 2012, it had a population of 160,000.
In recent years the city has been the site of conflict cumulating in the Second Battle of Tikrit from March through April 2015, resulting in the displacement of 28,000 civilians.
The Iraqi government regained control of the city from the Islamic State on March 31, 2015.
History
Ancient times
As a fort along the Tigris (Akkadian: Idiqlat), the city is first mentioned in the Fall of Assyria Chronicle as being a refuge for the Babylonian king Nabopolassar during his attack on the city of Assur in 615 BC.
Tikrit is usually identified as the Hellenistic settlement Birtha.
Christian Tikrit
Until the 6th century, Christianity within the Sasanian Empire was predominantly dyophysite under the Church of the East, however, as a result of Miaphysite missionary work, Tikrit became a major Miaphysite centre under its first bishop, Ahudemmeh, in 559. Under Marutha, the bishopric was elevated into a maphrianate and the city's ecclesiastical jurisdiction extended as far as central Asia.
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