The leader of Iraqi Kurds declared Friday that the Iraqi town of Sinjar has been liberated from ISIS militants.

The victory in Sinjar is a milestone that will contribute to an eventual liberation of the ISIS-occupied Iraqi city of Mosul, said Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq.

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