Al Azrakiyah Explained

Al Azrakiyah
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Coordinates:33.35°N 87°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Al Anbar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Al Azrakiyah (also: Mintaqat Al Azrakiyah) is a village in Iraq, which is located in the Al Anbar Governorate west of the city of Fallujah, on the river Euphrates.[1] On the southern banks of river Euphrathes lies Halabisah.

In 2016, during the Anbar offensive and the Third Battle of Fallujah, there was intense fighting in the area between the Iraqi army and ISIL militants. On 4 June, 20 Iraqi soldiers and Sunni tribal fighters died in an ISIL car bombing on Azrakiyah main road, as the Iraqi army was closing in on Fallujah after the capture of nearby Saqlawiyah.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.maplandia.com/iraq/al-anbar/al-azrakiyah/ Al Azrakiyah
  2. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/iraq-bombings-kill-15-baghdad-isis-160604132507734.html Iraq: Bombings kill 15 in and around Baghdad