Baretle Explained

Baretle is a village outside of Mosul, Iraq near Bashiqah mountain.

During the Syrian Civil war, the village was controlled by Daesh forces.[1] [2] By 2017, with the retaking of Mosul the otherwise insignificant village had become the frontline,[3] [4] in the ongoing conflict.

Notes and References

  1. Stoyan Zaimov, ISIS Forcing Children, Elderly to Carry Out Barbaric Executions in Mosul, Christian Post Reporter | Nov 4, 2016.
  2. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Britain-to-send-machine-guns-and-ammunition-to-Iraqi-army-Kurds/articleshow/42115343.cms Britain to send machine guns and ammunition to Iraqi army, Kurds
  3. Quentin Sommerville, Islamic State battle: View from Iraq's front line BBC online 20 Feb 2017.
  4. https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/the-kurdish-front-idUSRTX1HM9L The Kurdish front

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