Iraq - Battle For Tikrit In The Balance

BBC News - Iraq crisis: Tikrit rebels 'push back Iraq army' 

Government troops launched an assault on the city on Saturday with tanks, armoured vehicles and air support.
Eyewitnesses say both sides suffered heavy losses and that the army had to pull back to Dijla, 25km to the south.
The city of Tikrit was captured by Sunni rebels on 11 June as they swept across large parts of northern Iraq.
Heavy fighting took place on Saturday between the Iraqi security forces and armed men from different factions controlling Tikrit, eyewitnesses and journalists told the BBC.