Iraq's Tikrit still deserted after liberation from IS Calm has returned to Tikrit two weeks after Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitaries retook the city from the Islamic State (IS) group, which overran large parts of the country last year, but misconduct has marred Baghdad's biggest victory yet over the jihadists. Hundreds of homes and shops were burned in the city, where pro-government forces have been accused of carrying out abuses. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES in Tikrit