Al-Sadiyah

Al-Sadiyah
السعدية
Al-Sadiyah
Coordinates: 34°11′26.0″N 45°07′14.8″E / 34.190556°N 45.120778°E / 34.190556; 45.120778Coordinates: 34°11′26.0″N 45°07′14.8″E / 34.190556°N 45.120778°E / 34.190556; 45.120778
Country  Iraq
Governorate Diyala
Municipality Khanaqin District

Al-Sadiyah or As-Sadiyah (Arabic: السعدية‎) is a town in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. It is located near the Diyala River 8 km south of Jalawla.

Background

The town was mostly inhabited by Iraqi Turkmen, and used to be called (Turkish: kızlar bat) which means "girls sank", in commemoration of the girls that have drowned in a well after a severe windstorm. Then it was renamed after Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas who led the Arabs to conquer Mesopotamia from the Sasanian Empire.[1]

In the early hours of 13 June, ISIL seized two towns in Diyala Province, after security forces abandoned their posts in Al-Sadiyah and Jalawla. Several villages around the Hamrin Mountains were also captured.[2][3]

Al-Sadiyah has become under the control of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[4]

References

  1. ↑ تعرف على توركمن ايلى ....ناحية قزرباط
  2. ↑ Insurgents take two more Iraqi towns, Obama threatens air strikes Archived 13 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Iraq conflict: ISIS militants seize new towns". BBC. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Shiite militias staying in ‘disputed territories’ could cause problems: officials
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