Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces advance towards the city of Tal Afar, th
Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces advance towards the city of Tal Afar, the main remaining stronghold of the Islamic State group, after the government announced the beginning of an operation to retake it from the jihadists, on August 21, 2017. Iraqi forces pounded the Islamic State group in Tal Afar in a new assault just weeks after ousting IS from second city Mosul. Once a key IS supply hub between Mosul – around 70 kilometres (45 miles) further east – and the Syrian border, Tal Afar is the last major population centre in northern Iraq under jihadist control.AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP -- source link
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