Iraq's Hashd al-Shabi militia has confirmed late Wednesday that it has seized Tal Afar Airport from Daesh.
The announcement came from the press office of Hashd al-Shaabi -- an umbrella group of pro-government Shia militias established in mid-2014 specifically to fight Daesh.
On Monday, Shia militia, in coordination with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, launched the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city (some 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Mosul) from the Daesh terrorist group.