(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi forces have driven the Islamic State from central Tal Afar and its historic citadel.
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 A member of Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces flags victory sign during clashes against the Islamic State militants in Tal Afar, Iraq August 26, 2017.(REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani)
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The advancement, just days into an assault on the strategic town, comes after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the jihadists in Mosul, where ISIS declared its “caliphate” in 2014.
Operation Commander General Abdulamir Yarallah said in a statement on Saturday that units of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has seized Citadel and Basatin districts and three other districts in Tal Afar and Al-Talia.