(CNN) Iraqi forces have now seized control of most of the strategically significant city of Tal Afar from ISIS, the Iraqi Joint Military Command said Saturday. Iraqi Joint Military Command spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool said units from the joint Iraqi forces are in full control of 60% of the "operational area" and 90% of the city center of Tal Afar. Several divisions of Iraqi security, including the American-trained Counter Terrorism Forces, were advancing on Tal Afar from different sides. Smoke billows as Iraqi forces, backed by Popular Mobilization Units, advance inside the town of Tal Afar on Friday, August 25.

Source: CNN August 26, 2017 14:03 UTC