1: Tikrit fell to ISIS in June of 2014 , after the group 's capture of Iraq 's second-largest city , Mosul . 2: Tikrit is best known to Westerners as the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein . 3: The city , best known to Westerners as Saddam Hussein 's birthplace , was taken by ISIS in June .
1: Tikrit 2: Tikrit 3: The city , best known to Westerners as Saddam Hussein 's birthplace