to prevent it from happening to others at these vacation apartments or elsewhere. cnn, new york. turn your attention to iraq. a senior iraqi official tells cnn tikrit was out of control after isis militants were driven out of the city last week. the official says he witnessed at least 20 houses set on fire and more than 50 shops looted. they ready their next offensive against isis. arwa damon spoke with iraq s defense minister with plans to take back mosul. reporter: tikrit is being touted by iraq and the u.s. as a success, at least when it comes to the first phase of iraq s war against isis. comparatively speaking, it may have been the simplest of battles the nation faces. the question is, what s next. translator: liberation of tikrit put us to the next phase to move north and west to anbar.