Khan al Baghdadi explained

Official Name:Khan al Baghdadi
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Al-Anbar
Coordinates:33.8525°N 42.5475°W
Population Total:5,000
Population As Of:2008
Timezone:GMT+3
Utc Offset:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:31014

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISIS is now dangerously close to a base where US Marines are training Iraqi soldiers . .
  2. Web site: Iraqi forces retake key town of Al-Baghdadi from ISIL .