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The Battle for Tal Afar

Iraqi forces launch a ground offensive to retake the city of Tal Afar from IS.

Iraqi forces launch a ground offensive to retake Tal Afar, which fell to so-called Islamic State in 2014. Also in the programme: deadly floods in Bangladesh; and remembering American comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory.

(Photo: Iraqi armoured units head for the town of Tal Afar. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Sun 20 Aug 201712:06GMT

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