Strategic **rth Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants

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https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ulls56hZGJCl8uiUbnjEfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/ba6e7bfc7d914afa7e4a7c71e27399085e33b54e.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/strategic-**rth-iraq-town-tal-afar-airport-fall-112154305.html)The strategic Shiite-majority **rth Iraq town of Tal Afar and its airport were in the hands of Sunni Arab militants on Monday after days of heavy fighting, a local official and witnesses said. "The town of Tal Afar and the airport... are completely under the control of the militants," the official said on condition of a**nymity. Witnesses said security forces had departed the town, and confirmed that militants were in control. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's security spokesman, Lieutenant General Qassem Atta, said on television that security forces were still fighting in the Tal Afar area.




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