Iraqi Army Starts Operation to Retake Villages outside Tal Afar

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Iraqi forces started an operation to wrestle control of the village of al-Qasseb Ziraee in rural Tal Afar, northwest Iraq, on Monday.

The Iraqi Army retook the centre of Tal Afar following a week-long operation against”Daesh”, entering in the Ottoman-era citadel after three years of their control.

The city, famous for its remains from the Assyrian period, was partly destroyed in december 2015 by militants.