ARLINGTON, Va. — The heroes of Ramadi and Tal Afar have been nominated for their first star. Army Cols. Sean B. MacFarland and H.R. McMaster Jr. have been selected for brigadier general ...

The toll from Tuesday's suicide attack in the northern city of Tal Afar has risen to 152 killed and 347 wounded. This is the single most deadly suicide attack in Iraq since al Qaeda started its ...

Tal Afar, about 37 miles from the Syrian border, ... For an up-to-date glimpse at the situation in Iraq, including recent clashes and areas controlled by ISIS, check out this map: ...

Tal Afar is an ancient city of a quarter ... and hearts-and-minds here.” In the first year of the war, in Falluja and Ramadi, ... on the wall was a map of his battalion’s area of ...

Iraqi troops on Tuesday reached the first urban areas of the Islamic State-held northern town of Tal Afar on the third day of a multi-pronged operation, said a military commander. U.S.-trained ...

With Tal Afar liberated, all of Nineveh province -- the first area ISIS militants captured in a 2014 blitz -- "is in the hands of our brave troops," al-Abadi said.

Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul. ... Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, dressed in military uniform and standing in front of an Iraqi flag and map of the country, ...

Iraq says retakes Tal Afar and surrounding areas from IS. Baghdad (AFP) – Issued on: 31/08/2017 - 14:40. Advertising. Read more ...

A bomb in a market killed 17 people and wounded 27 in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar on Monday, local police said. Police in nearby Mosul said the blast was caused by a suicide attacker who ...

BAGHDAD – A military commander says Iraqi troops have reached the first urban areas of the Islamic State-held northern town of Tal Afar. Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah, who commands the ...