Military Touts More Progress In Outskirts Of Tal Afar
August 25 2017
Iraqi forces say they are still making gains in their offensive to oust the Islamic State from the northern city of Tal Afar, reports Reuters.
Government forces began the operation on Aug. 20. Tal Afar is one of ISIS' last remaining strongholds in Iraq. Government forces began entering the city on Tuesday.
On Thursday, government troops seized five more villages on the eastern and southern outskirts of the city. They also gained control of three neighborhoods in Tal Afar's...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.