At least 126 were killed and 53 were wounded as a delegation of French groups has launched a radio station in northern Iraq that will cater to the needs of refugees.

Shi’ite militiamen were ordered out of Tikrit, following a government deal between Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and officials from Salah ad Din province. At least 18 were killed across the country.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered the arrests of anyone committing crimes in Tikrit. Looting and mayhem followed the declaration of the liberation of Tikrit on Wednesday, if not earlier.

Amnesty International is investigating reports of serious human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by Shi’ite militiamen during the course of liberating Tikrit and nearby towns and villages. At least 76 were killed and 67 more were wounded in recent violence.

At least 6,081 people were killed and 1,874 more were wounded in the month of March. These estimates are conservative, and the actual number of casualties could be much higher. On Wednesday, at least 94 were killed and 17 were wounded.

Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations Vice Admiral David Johnston said that Coalition forces have, so far, killed about 9,500 Islamic State militants in Iraq. At least 252 people were killed and 17 were wounded on Tuesday.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the Iraqi government to bring Shi’ite militia groups under the control of the military due to troubling reports that the militias are violating human rights in Sunni territories.

Some officials in Tikrit are saying that the cost of allowing U.S. airstrikes may have been too dear. They admit that the strikes are more precise and less likely to kill pro-government forces, but the army isn’t ready to take the place of the militiamen who have been forced away from the fighting. At least 164 were killed and 106 were wounded.

On Saturday, the Iraqi government backed Washington in its denials that an American airstrike killed pro-government forces near Tikrit. U.S. air forces joined the battle on Wednesday after Baghdad requested the help. Due to the long history of conflict between U.S. forces and Shi’ite militias, the U.S. had kept out of the fight.

Iraqi leaders promised that Shi’ite militias would submit to government authority and accept U.S. involvement. The pledge comes a day after the militiamen said they would quit the war against the Islamic State militants over U.S. airstrikes in the Tikrit operation. Among the leaders was Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani who asked the militias to coordinate their efforts with government forces. Some of the militias may not have intended participating in the boycott at all.