Security forces, backed by members of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) and fighters from pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), reclaimed Abra al-Najjar, Abra Hanish, Greater Abra and Lesser Abra.
This comes as Iraqi government forces are engaged in a major ground operation to liberate the northern city from the grip of Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of a ground offensive to retake Daesh-held Tal Afar in a televised speech early on Sunday.
“You either surrender, or die,” Abadi addressed Daesh terrorists, who have been in control of the city since 2014.
Tal Afar and the surrounding area are among the last pockets of Daesh-controlled territory in Iraq, after the country's second-largest city of Mosul.
On July 10, Abadi formally declared victory over Daesh extremists in Mosul, which had served as the terrorists’ main urban stronghold in the conflict-ridden Arab country.