Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early Sunday the start of a battle to retake Tal Afar, a key Northern Iraqi bastion of the Islamic State (IS) group.
In a televised speech, al-Abadi, dressed in military uniform, announced "the start of an operation to free Tal Afar".
"I am saying to Daesh that there's no choice other than to leave or be killed," he added, using an alternative name for IS.
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