Iraqi forces take a town of Tal Afar under control

In the Tal Afar operation launched by the Iraqi army, Ibre Sekhire town has been taken under control on Sunday.

The Federal Police Force Command announced that the Îbre Sexîre town of Tal Afar has been taken under control in the operation launched by the Iraqi army to liberate Tal Afar.

Tal Afar city remains under ISIS occupation since 2014. The Iraqi army and coalition forces launched an aerial bombardment on Tal Afar on 15 August 2017. The ground operation to liberate the city has been launched 5 days after aerial strikes.  

It was announced that nearly 40 thousand force including the Iraqi troops, anti-terror teams, federal police and Hashd al-Shaabi will be partaking in the ground operation to liberate the city from ISIS.