Iraqi security forces chant slogans against the Islamic State group as they open the main road between Baghdad and Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Iraqi security forces battled the last remaining pockets of Islamic State militants in Tikrit on Wednesday and were expected to gain full control of the city "within the coming hours," said Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed), APTOPIX