Another
Iraqi town fell to ISIS militants this morning, solidifying their hold
in the north of the country, as evidence of the jihadists' brutal reign
intensified with shocking images of fighters massacring helpless
prisoners.
Tal
Afar, close to the Syrian border, was taken before dawn this morning,
the town's mayor said. It is due west of Mosul, Iraq's second city,
which fell to the jihadist fighters last week.
Mayor
Abdulal Abdoul said that his town, 260 miles north-west of the capital
Baghdad, was taken just before dawn. Residents in the town confirmed the
occupation.
Tal
Afar, which has a population of 200,000, contains a mixture of Shiite
and Sunni Muslims. It is also just miles from an Iraqi airbase.
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