Each month, The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding photo coverage while on assignment. The winners for the March 2015 AP Staff Photo Contest are Khalid Mohammed in News photography for “Battle for Tikrit," Charles Krupa in Feature photography for “Learning from a Survivor” and Andy Brownbill, David Rowland, James Elsby, Rick Rycroft, Ross Setford, Theo Karanikos and Theron Kirkman in Sports photography for “Cricket World Cup."

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images are featured below.

News Photography | Battle for Tikrit by Khalid Mohammed

In late March, Iraqi troops started the final phase of an offensive to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, just hours after the United States launched airstrikes on the Islamic State held city. Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants holed up in downtown, going house to house in search of snipers and booby traps.

Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite militiamen prepare to attack Islamic State extremists in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

A member of the Iraqi security forces runs to plant the national flag as they surround Tikrit during clashes to regain the city from Islamic State militants, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

An injured Iraqi officer waits for treatment on the frontline during clashes with Islamic State extremists in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi security forces prepare to attack Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi security forces launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Shiite militiamen prepare to attack Islamic State extremists during clashes to regain the city of Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Shiite militiamen chant slogans as they take the body of an Islamic State fighter for burial after overnight clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

An Iraqi military helicopter attacks Islamic State group positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

An Iraqi soldier searches a for fighters of Islamic State group in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi security forces launch a rocket against Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi security forces attack Islamic State extremists as they take up postions next to bodies of Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi security forces watch movements of their enemy at the front line, during clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group extremists in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Feature Photography | Learning from a Survivor by Charles Krupa

Charla Nash lost her face, eyes and hands after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. The Department of Defense is following Nash's progress, after funding her full-face transplant surgery in 2011. The military is hoping the information they learn from Nash's rehabilitation can help young, seriously disfigured soldiers returning from war.

In this Tuesday March 3, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash drinks a cup of hot coffee through a straw while visiting a cafe in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Learning from a Survivor

In this Tuesday March 3, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash grabs the arm of shuttle driver Roland Copeland as they walk from her front steps past five-foot high snowbanks toward a van outside her apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash climbs the stairs at her second-story apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Tuesday March 3, 2015 photograph, Dr. Stefan Tullius, the Chief of Transplant Surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, examines Charla Nash during an appointment at the hospital in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash checks the messages on her answering machine from a speakerphone in the bedroom at her second-story apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash, who is blind, rests in her bedroom between her speakerphone and boom box at her second-story apartment in Boston. Nash spends much of her time listening to the radio and books on tape. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, a care worker brushes Charla Nash's teeth, which were provided by an organ donor along with her face, at her apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash sits in her favorite chair at her second-story apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Tuesday March 3, 2015 photograph, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, the Director of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, talks with Charla Nash during an appointment at the hospital in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash chats with a neighbor on the speakerphone in her bedroom at her second-story apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, Charla Nash smiles as her care worker washes her face at her apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 photograph, a framed photograph of Charla Nash, taken before she was attacked by a chimpanzee, sits on a bookshelf at her second-story apartment in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sports Photography | Cricket World Cup by Andy Brownbill, David Rowland, James Elsby, Rick Rycroft, Ross Setford, Theo Karanikos and Theron Kirkman

The 2015 Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The final match of the tournament took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between co-hosts New Zealand and Australia.. Australia defeated New Zealand to win their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup.

New Zealand’s Grant Elliott and Dan Vettori talk while batting against Australia during the Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

South Africa's AB de Villiers falls over as he attempts a run out during their Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. (AP Photo/David Rowland)

South Africa's Imran Tahir, bottom, appeals with his teammates for a wicket during their Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match against Sri Lanka in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

A South African fan holds up his national flag during their Cricket World Cup pool B match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Theo Karanikos)

Spectators watch the Cricket World Cup Pool A match between England and Bangladesh in Adelaide, Australia, Monday, March 9, 2015. (AP Photo/James Elsby)

India's Ravichandran Ashwin bowls as a seagull flies past during their Cricket World Cup Pool B match against the West Indies in Perth, Australia, Friday, March 6, 2015. (AP Photo / Theron Kirkman)

A Indian supporter blows on a shell as he supports his team during their Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match against Bangladesh in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Bangladesh’s Taskin Ahmed, right, celebrates with his teammate Mashrafe Mortaza after taking the wicket of India's Ajinkya Rahane during their Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Pakistan bowler Rahat Ali, left, celebrates after taking the wicket of South Africa's Kyle Abbott, right, during their Cricket World Cup Pool B match in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, March 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Ross Setford)

India's Rohit Sharma is bowled for 137 runs while batting against Bangladesh during their Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Bangladesh's Imrul Kayes lies on the ground after he was run out for five runs while batting against India during their Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Australia's Steve Smith, left, and teammate Shane Watson celebrate after defeating New Zealand by seven wickets to win the Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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