American troops entered Tikrite

American troops entered Tikrite on Sunday - the hometown of Saddam Hussein and the last major city of Iraq, which was still under the control of Iraqis. This was stated by the head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, General Tommy Frank, reports Reuters. According to him, the advancing American troops do not meet resistance.

According to the satellite television channel Al-Arabia, American soldiers gradually occupy a ticritus, placed on the streets and positions left by the Iraqi military without a fight.

Tikrite is the only large Iraqi city that has not yet passed under the control of the occupation forces.