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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraqi-military-reclaims-city-of-tal-afar-after-rapid-islamic-state-collapse/2017/08/27/a98e7e96-8a53-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html

Iraqi Military Reclaims Tal Afar after Rapid Islamic State Collapse

(Washington Post) Tamer El-Ghobashy and Mustafa Salim - Iraq's military reclaimed the northern city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State on Sunday in a rapid campaign, as senior Iraqi military officers said ISIS had lost the will to fight. Before the operation, Iraqi intelligence services estimated that 1,400-2,000 militants occupied the city. Iraq's military said Saturday that 259 Islamic State fighters had been killed, suggesting that many had fled the battle.

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