Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake the northern city of Tal Afar from ISIL terrorist group, after ousting the takfiri militants from Mosul last month. Tal Afar lies around 70 kilometers (45 miles) west of second city Mosul, which Iraqi forces recaptured in early July in a ...
Iraqi warplanes carried out air strikes Tuesday against ISIL positions in Tal Afar in preparation for a ground assault to retake the town near the Syrian border, the military said. Tal Afar is the main remaining ISIL stronghold in northern Iraq, after the capture by Iraqi forces in July of ...
