Al-Ba'aj Explained

Al-Ba’aj
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:36.05°N 84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iraq
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nineveh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Ba'aj
Parts Type:Occupation
Parts Style:para
P1:Popular Mobilization Forces
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:310
Elevation Ft:1017
Population Total:13746
Population As Of:2012
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:+3

Ba'aj (Arabic: بعاج; also spelt Ba'ej) is a small town in the Al-Ba'aj District of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The town was under control of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant until June 2017, when Popular Mobilization Forces captured it.

It was mainly populated by Sunni Arabs.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City (Town) Baaj: Map, population, location. 2016-01-14. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115622/http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?i=1044810&n=Baaj. dead.
  2. News: Retaking Sinjar trumps the killing of "Jihadi John". 16 November 2015. The Economist. 13 November 2015.