Almost all of Tal Afar has been recaptured according to Iraqi commanders.

Hundreds of ISIS victims have been located in two mass graves near Mosul.

Militants burned an entire family to death, including an infant, for trying to escape.

The dead are slowly being exhumed from under Mosul’s destroyed buildings, but casualty counts aren’t being released.

At least 65 people were killed in Iraq. Most of them were militants in the Tal Afar region.

ISIS set fire to oil wells in Tal Afar.

The U.N. warned of civilian casualties in operations against Tal Afar.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the launching of a ground operation in Tal Afar.

Troops appear ready to begin an operation against Tal Afar soon.

An explosives-laden donkey exploded prematurely.