SEVENTEEN people were killed and 51 wounded in a fresh onslaught overnight by US and Iraqi forces on the town of Tall Afar in northern Iraq, a hospital official said today.
The bombardments began at 2am (0800 AEST) yesterday and continued for seven hours, an AFP correspondent said.
Clashes also erupted between coalition forces and insurgents in two neighbourhoods of the town, located about 450km north of Baghdad.
17 dead in US strike
This article has updated information on the situation in Tal Afar.
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SEVENTEEN people were killed and 51 wounded in a fresh onslaught overnight by US and Iraqi forces on the town of Tall Afar in northern Iraq, a hospital official said today.
The bombardments began at 2am (0800 AEST) yesterday and continued for seven hours, an AFP correspondent said.
Clashes also erupted between coalition forces and insurgents in two neighbourhoods of the town, located about 450km north of Baghdad.
