( The Guardian )- Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the north-west of the country, the military has said. Fighting was ongoing in al-Ayadiya, a small area just outside the city. Iraqi forces were waiting to retake the city’s surrounding areas...

British Airways (BA) has called on UK border authorities to address “serious inefficiencies” causing long delays at airport immigration controls ahead of Britain’s exit from the European Union. BA said difficulties processing passengers after a new electronic gate system was introduced...

( The Wall Street Journal )- Before launching the battle to capture Islamic State’s de facto capital, the U.S.-led military coalition dropped leaflets calling on extremists to surrender. On the ground, militants were going door to door, demanding that residents pay their utility bills....

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes killed t hree shepherds on Friday in the southern countryside of Hasaka, medics told Zaman al-Wasl.   The U.S. strikes targeted sheep herds in an ISIS held territory near Markada, the last ISIS stronghold in the southern...