Tag Archives: Afar

Neither Israel nor Iran is backing down from an escalating conflict that has endangered civilians in both countries. Because Canada has no embassy in Iran, Ottawa is having to work from afar to support thousands of Canadian citizens stuck there.  CBC | World News

Iraqi forces have raised the national flag in the heart of Tal Afar, ISIS’s stronghold in the country’s northwest, and say they’re poised to take full control of the city after a week-long offensive. CBC | World News

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group has begun. CBC | World News