Peshmerga regains control of Tal Afar Mountain in NW Iraq
Iran Press TV
Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:54PM GMT
The Kurdish Peshmerga forces have reportedly regained control of the Tal Afar Mountain in Iraq's northwestern Nineveh Province from the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
Kurdish officials said on Friday that the ISIL militants fled en masse with 20 terrorists surrendering to the Peshmerga forces.
The Peshmerga forces' success to gain more ground came after the Kurds managed to break the weeks-long siege of Mount Sinjar by the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in northwestern Iraq where thousands of people have been trapped.
The termination of the siege on the area, also known as Mount Shingal, came after a two-day operation against the ISIL Takfiri group and has reconnected the area to Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
The ISIL terrorists had captured the town of Sinjar in early August. They killed hundreds of residents, kidnapped and enslaved hundreds of Izadi women and girls, and forced tens of thousands to seek refuge on Mount Sinjar.
The Peshmerga forces pushed the militants out of several town and villages near Sinjar including the strategic town of Zumar.
Security officials have called the operation successful. They say key supply lines used by the ISIL have been cut, and a total of 700 square kilometers have been regained.
The ISIL terrorists control some parts of Syria and Iraq. They are engaged in crimes against humanity in the areas under their control. ISIL militants have terrorized and killed people of all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians.
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