Khan al Baghdadi

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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.

Khan al Baghdadi
Khan al Baghdadi is located in Iraq
Khan al Baghdadi
Khan al Baghdadi
Coordinates: 33°51′9″N 42°32′51″E / 33.85250°N 42.54750°E / 33.85250; 42.54750
Country Iraq
ProvinceAl-Anbar
Population
 (2008)
 • Total5,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (GMT+3)
Postal code
31014

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]

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

References

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  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".