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Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of central Tikrit: PM

Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite paramilitary battle to retake Tikrit from Islamic State, as the U.S. and its allies stage more air strikes against the Sunni jihadists elsewhere. Vanessa Johnston reports.