That's Iraqi forces firing artillery toward Tikrit.

这是伊拉克部队向提克里特市发射火炮的声音。

And the Americans are left to watch, flying their own drones above Tikrit.

美国则进行观察，派遣无人机前往提克里特。

A day later, the group captured Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

一天之后，该组织又占领了伊拉克前领袖萨达姆·侯赛因的家乡提克里特。

Officials say they had retaken a hospital in southern Tikrit as well as government offices.

官方称他们成功夺回了提克里特南部的医院，以及政府工作大楼。

In December, two thousand three, United States forces captured Saddam Hussein hiding on a farm near Tikrit.

2003年12月，美军在提克里特附近的一个农场抓获了萨达姆·侯赛因。

Shia militias make up a large part of the government forces attacking Tikrit. As Paul Adams reports.

在进攻提克里特的政府军中，什叶派民兵占了很大一部分。保罗·亚当斯报道。

This is the third attempt to retake Tikrit. It is a battle it will can't afford to lose.

这是第三次试图重夺提克里特，这次战争只能赢不能输。

Reports say the Iraqi government has mounted airstrikes against the ISIS militants who seized the cities of Tikrit and Mosul.

报告称伊拉克政府已对控制提克里特和摩苏尔的ISIS武装分子发动空中打击。

An American official has confirmed that US-led coalition may soon carry out air strikes against besieged Iraqi city of Tikrit.

一名美国官员证实，美国领导的盟军很快将对被围困的伊拉克城市提克里特发动空袭。

But there's a battle going on right now to take back another Iraqi city — Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein.

而现在正在进行一场收复另一座城市提克里特的战斗，这里是萨达姆·侯塞因的家乡。

The officials say security forces began the assault after recapturing the town of al-Alam on the northern outskirts of Tikrit.

官方称在重夺提克里特北部郊区al-Alam镇后继续发起了进攻。

Iraqi military and volunteer fighters are moving toward the center of the Islamic State-controlled town of Tikrit.

伊拉克军队和志愿战士正在向伊斯兰国控制的提克里特镇中心进发。

America's top General says there is no doubt that Iraqi forces will drive Islamic state militants out of Tikrit.

美国最高将领表示，毫无疑问，伊拉克军队将把伊斯兰国激进分子赶出提克里特。

This is the new frontline against the IS. Through sniper holes and in bunkers, fighters taken aim at positions around Tikrit's surburbs.

这里是对IS作战的新前线，武装人员在沙坑里对提克里特周围的据点发动进攻。

Iraqi forces have been continuing their assault against IS in a further attempt to retake Tikrit, one of the militants' key stronghold in the country.

伊拉克部队继续对IS发起进攻，希望能重新夺回提克里特，提克里特是这些武装分子在该国的关键据点之一。

The Battle of Hattin, 1187 Salah ad-Din, or as he was known to the  Christians, Saladin, was a Sunni Muslim born in Tikrit in modern-day Iraq.

哈丁战役，1187 年 Salah ad-Din，或基督徒所熟知的萨拉丁，是出生在现代伊拉克提克里特的逊尼派穆斯林。

An Iraqi major who declined to give his name for security reasons said his forces started advancing early this morning, moving towards the center of Tikrit from four locations.”

一位出于安全考虑拒绝透露姓名的伊拉克市长说，他的部队今天凌晨开始从四个地方向提克里特中心挺进。”