Hashd Al-Shaabi tightens siege of ISIL around Tal Afar city

The Iraqi volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) continued their advances to the west of Mosul by seizing back two strategic villages, and intensifying its siege of the terrorists in the city of Tal Afar.

The Hashd al-Shaabi regained full control of al-Sharia al-Shomalieh and al-Sharia al-Jonoubieh to the west of Mosul city.

Iraq's volunteer forces, meantime, tightened the siege on the ISIL terrorists who are in Tal Afar city.

The ISIL terrorists sustained heavy losses in tough battle with the Iraqi volunteer forces over al-Sharia villages. Hashd al-Shaabi seized a large amount of weapons and military equipment from ISIL terrorists.

Meantime, the Arabic-language al-Hashd news website quoted an intelligence source affiliated to Hashd al-Shaabi as disclosing that the ISIL terrorists have retreated from the international Tal Afar-Sinjar highway to the central parts of the city.

The Iraqi volunteer forces also approached the suburbs of Ain al-Hassan village to the west of airport in Tal Afar city.

On Tuesday, Iraq's volunteer forces started the fourth phase of the military operations in areas on the western side of Mosul.

The main purpose of the third phase of the military operations in Western Mosul is to help Iraq's joint military forces to take control of areas between Tal Afar and the Syrian border, Hashd al-Shaabi said in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement reiterated that another objective of the fresh military campaign in Western Mosul is to cut off the terrorists' remaining supply routes from Tal Afar to the Syrian border.

A phase of Hashd al-Shaabi's military operations ended last Wednesday (November 14) after seizing back Tal Afar airport.

The terrorists are now under immense pressure after Iraq's joint military forces cut their supply routes to the west of Tal Afar.

EA