* Allied forces capture most of Tikrit from 31 March – 2 April, with pockets of ISIL resistance persisting until 17 April
* Allied forces encircled Tikrit by 9 March and push into the city 11 March
* Partial withdraw of some Iran-backed Shi'ite militias on 27 March as US & UK start assisting with anti-ISIL airstrikes
* Cleanup and defusing operations in the city continued, with officials predicting that it would take several months to remove the 5,000–10,000IEDsleft behind by ISIL