Air strikes hit Tal Afar, Fallujah as US, Iraqi forces control third key Iraq city

BAGHDAD, Iraq—American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities and US and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against US forces.

More than 60 people were reported killed Thursday, most of them in Tal Afar, one of several cities that American officials acknowledged this week had fallen under insurgent control and become “no-go” zones.