Iraq: The Liberation of the Historic City of Tal Afar
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The Liberation of the Historic Iraqi City of Tal Afar, Occupied by the Islamic State Group
The first images of the liberated Iraqi city of Tal Afar have been heartbreaking, showing the partial destruction of its magnificent citadel, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti in Tal Afar
By Nermeen Al-Mufti
Al Ahram Weekly
The citadel of the Iraqi city of Tal Afar (Talafer) dating back to the Assyrian period of 700 BCE dominated the city and could be seen from every side, yet this historical structure was destroyed by the Islamic State (IS) group that occupied the city in January 2015.
Tal Afar is located in the Nineveh governorate in the north of Iraq near the Syrian and Turkish borders 63 km west of Mosul and about 360 km north-west of the capital Baghdad. Its population before the IS o...