{"id":4663,"date":"2017-08-28T06:55:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T06:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/4663-tal-afar-center-recaptured-from-daesh-iraqi-forces\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T06:55:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T06:55:46","slug":"tal-afar-center-recaptured-from-daesh-iraqi-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/4663-tal-afar-center-recaptured-from-daesh-iraqi-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Tal Afar center recaptured from Daesh: Iraqi forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iraqi armed forces say they have managed to retake the center of Tal Afar from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as their battle to liberate the northern city enters a final stage.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Iraqi armed forces say they have managed to retake the center of Tal Afar from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as their battle to liberate the northern city enters a final stage. \u00a0\u201cUnits of the Counter-Terrorism Service liberated the Citadel and Basatin districts and raised the Iraqi flag on top of the citadel,\u201d Commander of Tal Afar Liberation Operation Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah said in a statement. \u00a0The announcement came hours after Iraq\u2019s Foreign said security forces had liberated 70 percent of Tal Afar from the control of Daesh. \u00a0\u201cGod willing the remaining part will be liberated soon,\u201d Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said at a press conference with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and French Defense Minister Florence Parly, in Baghdad. \u00a0Meanwhile, reports coming out of Iraq suggest that the liberation of the city will be announced within hours. \u00a0Tal Afar is one of the last remaining Daesh strongholds in Iraq. 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