Zaghareed (also: ''Zigareid, Zagharid, al-Zagharid'') is a village in
Iraq, which is located in the
Al Anbar Governorate
Al Anbar Governorate ( ar, محافظة الأنبار; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, ...
north of the city of
Fallujah
Fallujah ( ar, ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah, Iraqi pronunciation: ) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jew ...
, between the town of
Saqlawiyah and the villages of
Shiha and
Albu Sudayra Albu may refer to:
* Albu (surname)
*Albu Parish
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.
In 2016, during the
Siege of Fallujah
The First Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Vigilant Resolve, was an operation against militants in Fallujah as well as an attempt to apprehend or kill the perpetrators of the killing of four U.S. contractors in March 2004.
The chief cat ...
and Operation Breaking Terrorism, there was intense fighting in the area between the Iraqi army and
ISIL militants. On 29 May, Iraqi troops seized a key bridge between Zaghareed and Saqlawiyah in order to facilitate the entry of the security forces from the international highway road into the center of Saqlawiyah.
Iraqi security forces retake vital bridge north of Fallujah
Iraqinews.com
References
Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate
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