Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar 'fully liberated' from IS

Iraq's prime minister has declared the town of Tal Afar "fully liberated" from Islamic State after a nearly two-week operation.

Haider al-Abadi said Iraqi troops "eliminated and smashed Daesh terrorists" in the al-Ayadia district, about 10 kilometres (six miles) north-west of Tal Afar, where the militants fled last week. Daesh is the Arabic acronym for IS.