CNN citing witnesses: No security forces in Tikrit city

, about 140 kilometers northwest of the capital, Baghdad.

 The lady who spoke to CNN by telephone, refused to be identified for security reasons and said "there is no Iraqi forces here .. for those who exist  at least in my area, they are (ISIL), pointing to hear the sounds of heavy fighting between the two sides in the region .

The network said that "the videos posted on " YouTube " site upheld the eyewitness allegations, where the camera wandered across the city to prove they are no Iraqi security forces on Saturday, which is the day on which the Iraqi army launched operations to clear the city from armed militias."

A voice shouted, in a video clip, repeatedly on "June 28, 2014" to confirm the date of registration, adding, "Thank God .. Tikrit is safe and still in the hands of tribesmen."

According to the news, the witnesses pointed from inside and outside Tikrit city, to be exposed to heavy shelling by Iraqi forces.

Al- Iraqiya semi-official TV satellite channel said on Saturday, that the security forces cleared Tikrit city fully from the elements ISIL organization  , while Salahuddin Governor , Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri confirmed the news.