Tikrit - Last Stronghold of Saddam's Regime

Politics | April 11, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Tikrit - Last Stronghold of Saddam's Regime Iraqi civilians wave at United States Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines who were passing by in an amphibious assualt vehicle. Photo by AP

Saddam Hussein's ancestral home of Tikrit could be the last remaining stronghold of his regime, a U.S. military official told CNN.

The city of Tikrit has been a center of power for the former ruling Baath Party.

The Republican Guard's Adnan Division had been charged with providing security for Tikrit, but military officials say it is not clear what remains of the division or whether it can offer a viable defense. Coalition warplanes pounded the city Thursday.
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