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ISIS claims attack on northern Iraqi city Tal Afar
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, the group said on its news agency Amaq on Tuesday. The ... Middle East -
Iraq announce Tal Afar and surrounding areas liberated from ISIS
Iraq declared on Thursday that its forces had retaken the northern city of Tal Afar and the surrounding region in another major victory over ISIS ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces advance towards ISIS’s last stronghold in Tal Afar
The spokesman of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya al-Zubaidi, said Iraqi army troops began advancing towards Ayadieh which is the ... Middle East -
Popular Mobilization forces ransack liberated areas in Tal Afar
Popular Mobilization forces have started looting the liberated areas of Tal Afar city in Iraq’s northwest, Al Arabiya Television has ... Middle East -
France to loan $512 mln to Iraq: foreign ministry
France is to grant a $512-million loan to Iraq whose economy has been weakened by low oil prices and its fight against militants, a French foreign ... Middle East -
Iraqi military finds grave sites of ISIS victims
Iraqi military investigators said Friday they have discovered two mass graves near a former ISIS group prison outside Mosul that contain the bodies of ... Middle East -
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS
Iraqi forces have captured 90 percent of the city of Tal Afar and are clearing it from ISIS militiants. Iraqi military units, who have been battling ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces battling in the center of Tal Afar
Iraqi military officials say forces have advanced into the center of the ISIS held town of Tal Afar. Iraqi spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasool told the ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces seize five more villages in Tal Afar offensive
Iraqi forces made further gains in their offensive to dislodge ISIS from Tal Afar, seizing five more villages on the eastern and southern outskirts of ... Middle East -
Iraq forces take first two Tal Afar districts from ISIS
Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition announced Tuesday they have retaken from the ISIS group two districts of Tal Afar, the ISIS ... Gulf -
Iraqi forces liberate areas west of Tal Afar hours after launch of operations
Hours after announcing the launch of Tal Afar battle, Iraqi forces have liberated restricted areas in the west of Tal Afar, reported an Al Arabiya ... Gulf -
Iraq launches operations to retake Tal Afar from ISIS
Baghdad - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to restore the city of Tal Afar, in the early hours of ... Middle East -
After Mosul, Iraqi forces ready for next ISIS battle in Tal Afar
Senior US military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against ISIS extremists after closing out the ... Middle East -
Battle of Tal Afar: Snipers deployed, rest of the Iraqi forces getting ready
Iraqi police announced on Tuesday the deployment of snipers on the outskirts of the district of Tal Afar in preparation for the military operation ... Middle East -
Iraq announces start of air bombing campaign on ISIS-held Tal Afar
Iraq has begun an aerial bombardment of Tal Afar, a town under ISIS control west of Mosul, Baghdad-based al-Sumariya TV said on Tuesday, citing an ... Middle East -
Tal Afar preps for a planned offensive to eradicate ISIS
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After Mosul, the next battle is for Tal Afar
Discussions revolve around the future Iraqi government after it announced victory over ISIS in Mosul, while sources say that the next battle will be ... Middle East -
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping ISIS
US-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in ISIS’s hands, a general and ... Middle East -
Erdogan warns militias in Iraq not to attack Turkmen
Tal Afar was a Shiite-majority town of mostly ethnic Turkmen before ISIS extremists overran it in 2014, and its recapture is a main goal of militia fighters Middle East -
Why is Iran’s Qassem Suleimani requesting to fight in Iraq’s Tal Afar?
Analysts view this step as part of the Iranian strategy aiming to make the area a pathway for Iranian troops moving from Iraq to Syria Middle East -
Iraqi rebels push for Baghdad: spokesman
Militants and local armed clans take control of strategic northern enclave Middle East
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