Haider al-Abadi says town and the entire province of Nineveh ‘liberated’ from armed group. The government offensive on Tal Afar began on August 20 [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters] Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) armed group in the northern city of Tal Afar … Continue reading Iraqi PM Abadi declares victory over ISIL in Tal Afar