{"id":55653,"date":"2017-08-27T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T16:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/27\/iraqi-troops-liberate-tal-afar-town-center\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:05:17","slug":"iraqi-troops-liberate-tal-afar-town-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/08\/27\/iraqi-troops-liberate-tal-afar-town-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi troops &#8216;liberate&#8217; Tal Afar town center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAGHDAD \u2014 The Iraqi military says it has \u201cfully liberated\u201d Tal Afar\u2019s town center from the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pockets of resistance remain but the announcement brings Iraqi forces a step closer to taking full control of one of the extremists\u2019 last strongholds in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-839547382.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-839547382.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-839547382.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-839547382.jpg.jpg?resize=768,548 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fighter of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization units) runs with an M16 assault rifle during the advance through the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, after the Iraqi government announced the launch of the operation to retake it from Islamic State group control on Aug. 26, 2017. 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