Daesh evacuates, burns HQs in Tal Afar

BAGHDAD - 23 Aug 2017: A security source in Iraqi Nineveh province said on Wednesday that Daesh terrorist group ordered its elements to evacuate and burn all its headquarters in Tal Afar.

The extremist organization ordered its leaders in Tal Afar to evacuate all its headquarters and withdraw to safer places, the source was quoted by Iraqi Al Sumaria channel as saying.

The group began burning its headquarters and booby-trap the houses in Tal Afar, the source noted.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Daesh suffers chaos and loss in Tal Afar.