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Saddam
loyalists clash with US troops in Tikrit
TIKRIT: US tanks and troops rolled into Tikrit's main square early
on Monday as US forces battled hardcore loyalist defenders in Iraqi leader Saddam
Hussein's hometown. A Marine force moved in early on Monday as waves of
helicopters and warplanes roared overhead, Matthew Fisher, a correspondent for Canada's
National Post told CNN. Full Story
Tikrit wages a last-ditch fight
TIKRIT: Fierce fighting was heard late Sunday on the edge of Saddam Hussein’s
traditional northern stronghold of Tikrit after Iraqi tribal leaders offered to surrender
as coalition forces closed in. Full StoryPage last updated on April 14th, 2003
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