Khan al-Baghdadi ( ar, خان البغدادي ''Ḫān al-Baġdādī'') or al-Baghdadi is an
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
i city on the
Euphrates River in
al-Anbar province (
Hīt District
Hīt ( ar, قضاء هيت) is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. It is centred on the city of Hīt, this district has between 75,000 and 90,000 inhabitants.
Cities
*Hīt (35,000)
*Kabisa (10,000)
* Al Baghdadi (15,000)
* Al Furat (4,0 ...
). 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 when it was operated by the
Iraqi Air Force
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF) ( ar, القوات الجوية العراقية, Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah}) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well ...
). It was the site of a major battle with ISIL in February 2015. ISIS captured most of the town by 14 February 2015. On 6 March 2015, Iraqi forces managed to recapture the town from
ISIL
An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ...
.
References
Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate
Populated places on the Euphrates River
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