Iraqi forces start military offensive against ISIL in Tal Afar
Iraqi forces along with Shiite militias began storming ISIL’s last haven in Nineveh on Tuesday. The Iraqi air force launched air raids against the group in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, in efforts to liberate ISIL’s last stronghold in the country. Meanwhile, a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia on Tuesday said that at least 40 of its […]Mina Aldroubi writes for The National:
Iraqi forces along with Shiite militias began storming ISIL’s last haven in Nineveh on Tuesday.
The Iraqi air force launched air raids against the group in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, in efforts to liberate ISIL’s last stronghold in the country.
Meanwhile, a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia on Tuesday said that at least 40 of its fighters were killed in an attack the previous day on its positions across the border in Syria. The militia blamed the US-led coalition for the assault but ISIL claimed its fighters had targeted the militiamen.
