Iraqi security forces retake 5 villages southwest of Tal Afar from Daesh

Iraqi government forces have managed to seize back five villages near Tal Afar as they are battling the DaeshTakfiri terrorists in joint operations with allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to push the terrorists out of the northern city.

Iraqi government forces have managed to seize back five villages near Tal Afar as they are battling the DaeshTakfiri terrorists in joint operations with allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to push the terrorists out of the northern city.

The commander of Tal Afar Liberation Operation, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, announced in a statement on Monday that members of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) had liberated the villages of Tal Rahal, Jabbara, Hussein Idris, Mullah, and Majid southwest of the city, located 63 kilometers west of Mosul, Arabic-language Shafaaq news agency reported.

Separately, Captain Ali Ahmad al-Hindawi of the Federal Police said security forces had destroyed 13 tunnels on the southern outskirts of Tal Afar.

He added that Daesh militants were using the tunnels to freely move into and out of Tal Afar and targeting military units.