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Khan al Baghdadi
Place in Al-Anbar, Iraq From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 the Islamic State in February 2015. IS captured most of the town by 14 February 2015.[1] On 6 March 2015, Iraqi forces managed to recapture the town from IS.[2]
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