Ana (city)

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Ana
location
Ana (Iraq)
Ana
Ana
Coordinates 34 ° 22 ′  N , 41 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 22 ′  N , 41 ° 59 ′  E
Country IraqIraq Iraq
Governorate al-Anbar
Basic data
Residents 37,211 (2003)

Ana ( Arabic عانة, DMG ʿĀna ; also Anah ) is an Iraqi city .

The place is in the Iraqi governorate al-Anbar . Ana lies on the banks of the Euphrates . In 2014 the place was taken by the Islamist organization ISIS . In November 2017, the site was recaptured by the Iraqi armed forces.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New York Times: Militants Take Major Border Post; Kerry Hints US Is Open to a New Premier , June 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ n-tv.de: Iraq drives IS out of the last city on the Euphrates