Iraqi and U.S. troops launched an assault on 10 September against an estimated 350-500 insurgents in the town near the Syrian border. Since late August, U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed scores of suspected insurgents and captured over 200 in the area.
Today, the 10,000-strong U.S. and Iraqi fighting force tightened their grip on Tal Afar, pushing out insurgents.
The U.S. military says that Tal Afar has become a major staging post for foreign fighters infiltrating Iraq from Syria.
(AFP/dpa/Reuters)
For RFE/RL's full coverage of developments in Iraq, see "The New Iraq"
Today, the 10,000-strong U.S. and Iraqi fighting force tightened their grip on Tal Afar, pushing out insurgents.
The U.S. military says that Tal Afar has become a major staging post for foreign fighters infiltrating Iraq from Syria.
(AFP/dpa/Reuters)
For RFE/RL's full coverage of developments in Iraq, see "The New Iraq"
