Al-Ba'aj

Al-Ba'aj

Al-Ba'aj

Place in Nineveh, Iraq

"Baaj" redirects here. For the turban needle, see Salai (needle).

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.[citation needed]

Quick Facts بعاج (Arabic), Country ...

It was mainly populated by Sunni Arabs.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "City (Town) Baaj: Map, population, location". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. [2]
    "Retaking Sinjar trumps the killing of "Jihadi John"". The Economist. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.


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