Chan al-Baghdadi
| Chan al-Baghdadi | |||
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 51 ' N , 42 ° 33' E | ||
| Country |
 Iraq
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| Governorate | al-Anbar | ||
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| height | 96 m | ||
Chan al-Baghdadi ( Arabic خان البغدادي, DMG Ḫān al-Baġdādī , Khan al-Baghdadi or al-Baghdadi ) is an Iraqi city in the governorate of al-Anbar . It lies on the banks of the Euphrates .
On October 4, 2011, two suicide bombers attacked a building belonging to the security forces, with one detonating his explosive belt. As a result, seven insurgents stormed the complex and took 25 hostages. The police and army eventually violently ended the hostage situation. A total of eleven people died. In February 2015, ISIS fighters burned at least 45 people alive in Chan al-Baghdadi.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bloody end to a hostage-taking in Iraq. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 3, 2011, accessed October 4, 2011 .
- ↑ albawaba: Daesh burns 50 civilians to death in Iraq's al-Anbar province , February 21, 2015