Tal Afar partially back under government control in Iraq

Institute for the Study of War:
The news on Tal Afar is in the upper left corner of the graphic.  Other reports indicate growing resistance by government forces in some spots near Baghdad.

The Daily Mail has the story on the battle at Baquba just north of Baghdad where the Shia forces appear to be making a stand:

Battle for Baquba: ISIS Sunnis wrestle with Shiite Iraqis for control of the last major town before Baghdad as country splits along sectarian lines

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