Khan al Baghdadi

Place in Al-Anbar, Iraq
33°51′9″N 42°32′51″E / 33.85250°N 42.54750°E / 33.85250; 42.54750Country IraqProvinceAl-AnbarPopulation
 (2008)
 • Total5,000Time zoneUTC+3 (GMT+3)Postal code
31014

Khan al-Baghdadi (Arabic: خان البغدادي Ḫān al-Baġdādī) or al-Baghdadi is an Iraqi city on the Euphrates River in al-Anbar province (Hīt District). Its inhabitants are mostly Sunni Arabs.

It is the closest village to the U.S. Military's Al Asad Airbase, (formerly known as Qadisiyah Airbase under Saddam Hussein's rule). It was the site of a major battle with ISIL in February 2015. ISIS captured most of the town by 14 February 2015.[1] On 6 March 2015, Iraqi forces managed to recapture the town from ISIL.[2]

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Cities of Al Anbar in Iraq
Al Anbar

33°51′N 42°33′E / 33.850°N 42.550°E / 33.850; 42.550

References

  1. ^ "ISIS is now dangerously close to a base where US Marines are training Iraqi soldiers". Business Insider.
  2. ^ "Iraqi forces retake key town of Al-Baghdadi from ISIL".
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