Iraqi forces retake Sulaiman Bek town from ISIL militants

The Iraqi army has retaken the northern town of Sulaiman Bek from the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.

Iraqi military sources say the government troops backed by Kurdish forces and Shia volunteer fighters retook the town from the ISIL cult on Monday.

The ISIL militants had turned the key town in Tuz Khurmatu to a key stronghold in Salahuddin Province for 11 weeks.

The capture of Sulaiman Bek comes a day after the military troops finalized their grip over the neighboring town of Amerli. 

Amerli residents had put up fierce resistance against the militants despite severe shortages of food and water.

The residents of this small Shia Turkmen community about 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad have been living under the ISIL siege for more than two months.