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Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul

Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake the northern city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State group, after ousting the jihadists from Mosul last month. Tal Afar lies around 70 kilometres ...
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Iraqi forces retake most of Tal Afar from Islamic State: military

TAL AFAR, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State's stronghold in the country's northwest, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. After just eight days of fighting ...
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More than 150 insurgents killed in Tal Afar offensive

TAL AFAR, Iraq -- Insurgents staged a classic guerrilla retreat from Tal Afar on Sunday, melting into the countryside through a network of tunnels to escape an Iraqi-U.S. force that reported killing ...
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Tal Afar battle nears end; PM Abadi in town

BAGHDAD — Iraqi news reports said Saturday that Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi arrived in the town of Tal Afar as operations against Daesh (the so-called IS) militants there approach their end. A ...
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Forces poised for victory over IS in Tal Afar

Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition were poised Sunday to drive the Islamic State group from the city of Tal Afar, dealing another blow to the jihadists. Just a week after ...
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Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul: PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early Sunday the start of a battle to retake Tal Afar, a key Northern Iraqi bastion of the Islamic State (IS) group and one of their last remaining ...