Kurds push into Sinjar; Iraqis battle for airport
SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Kurdish fighters, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group, pushed their way Sunday into the town of Sinjar, captured by the Sunni militants last summer./ Further to the east, near the border with Syria, Iraqi security forces battled the IS extremists as they tried to retake the strategic military airport of Tal Afar. The battle for Sinjar and the surrounding area has become the latest focus in the campaign to take back territory lost to the Islamic State during the militants' summer ...
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