al-Baʿāj
| al-Baʿāj | |||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 3 ' N , 41 ° 43' E | ||
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Governorate | Ninawa | ||
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Al-Baʿādsch ( Arabic البعاج, DMG al-Baʿāǧ , also al-Ba'aj or Ba'ej ) is a small Iraqi town in the Ninawa Governorate .
The place came under the control of the so-called Islamic State in 2014 and was recaptured in June 2017 by fighters of the People's Mobilization Committee . The Iraqi city of Sinjar is to the north of the town .