Militia of the Islamic State of Iraq (Sunni ISIS) controlled city of Tal Afar, northern Iraq

Militia of the Islamic State of Iraq (Sunni ISIS) controlled city of Tal Afar, northern Iraq

Militia of the Islamic State of Iraq (Sunni ISIS) controlled city of Tal Afar, northern Iraq

Sunni militias have seized the town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq, officials and residents said.

Click militia led ISIS-Islamist state in Iraq and the Levant-has control of important cities, including Mosul and Tikrit last week, but a number of the city recaptured by government forces.

UN humanitarian agency heads, Valerie Amos said there were a number of reports "serious violations of human rights", including the killing of civilians.

U.S. says it will use drone attacks to stop the forward movement of the militia.

"This is not the only answer, but it is likely one important option," said U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry.

"When the population was killed, you have to stop it. And you do what needs to be done if you have to try to stop it from the air."

Options negotiations
Kerry added his country is open to direct talks with Iran on Iraq.

President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, said he would consider working if the U.S. take action.

Aircraft Carrier USS George HW Bush has been directed to the Gulf region, in addition to two other warships.

But Washington said the U.S. forces will not be lowered in the ground.
Fighting in Tal Afar began on Sunday (June 15) with a mortar shelling of a number of regions while trying to enter the town militia.
Tal Afar, whose population is a mixture of Sunni and Shia communities in addition to a number of citizens of Turkey, located between Mosul and the Syrian border.

Iraq closes up to tackle ISIS

The Iraqi government seems to shut down Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, while the war continues to rage.

Users in these countries are trying to enter the sites will get a message that states the Ministry of Communication shut down access.

This action was taken because the Islamist rebel group Click to use Twitter to put a picture of a man who beheaded head, in addition to spreading propaganda messages.

A spokesman for Facebook said the restrictions "alarming", says the BBC's Joe Miller.

A source in Iraq told the BBC access to the internet in a number of provinces completely closed.

YouTube spokesman commented on this development by saying, "We observed a number of reports that some users can not open YouTube in Iraq. There are technical problems in our party and we are reviewing this issue."

On Friday (June 13) Twitter community policing section said, "Users in # Iraq reported a number of problems using our services. We investigate their reports and expect the service to be able to recover soon."

A spokesman for Facebook said, "We are troubled by reports of access in Iraq and are investigating." BBC