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A Belgian special forces soldiers looks through his binoculars near the frontline, east of Tal Afar, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Iraqi forces have launched a multi-pronged assault to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, marking the next phase in the country's war on the Islamic State group. Tal Afar and the surrounding area is one of the last pockets of IS-held territory in Iraq after victory was declared in July in Mosul, the country's second-largest city. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)

Iraqis cite progress in driving IS from Tal Afar

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press

Iraqi troops push into IS-held town west of Mosul

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Federal police officers look towards Islamic State group territory as civilians flee the area, in the town of Abu Saif, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. A military spokesman says Iraqi forces are consolidating their gains south of Mosul ahead of moving deeper into the city's Islamic State-held western half. The spokesman of the Joint Military Operation Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, told The Associated Press that nearly 123 square kilometers -- about 47 square miles -- have been taken south of Mosul since the new push started on Sunday. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Iraqi Shiite militias push to take villages west of Mosul

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press