Makhmur, Iraq

Makhmur
مەخموور
Makhmur
location of Makhmur
Makhmur
Makhmur (Iraq)
Coordinates: 35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944Coordinates: 35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944
Country  Iraq
Governorate Erbil Governorate
Elevation 254 m (833 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 23 828


Makhmur (Kurdish: مەخموور Mexmûr‎, Arabic: مخمور‎) is a town in Iraq. It is part of Makhmur District in Erbil Governorate in Northern Iraq. The district is a disputed territory, in between the Erbil and Ninawa Governorates. Makhmur is mainly populated by Arabs and Kurds, and was captured by Iraqi army from Peshmerga in October 2017. During the 2014 ISIL crisis, the town was taken over by ISIL militants before being regained again by combined Kurdish forces,[1] led by the Kurdistan Workers' Party.[2] A volunteer civilian militia to defend the town in the future was started in response.[3]

During the ongoing 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, clashes have been reported on the outskirts of the town between Peshmerga forces, and the Iraqi army supported by Popular Mobilization Forces (also known as Hashd al-Shaabi) until it was fully recaptured by the Iraqi Government.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Khalel, Sheren; Vickery, Matthew (18 August 2014). "Battle for Makhmour: a frontline Iraq's latest war". Middle East Eye.
  2. ↑ Meet the PKK, Vice News
  3. ↑ Khalel, Sheren; Vickery, Matthew (20 August 2014). "The Locked and Loaded Carpenters of Makhmour". Foreign Policy Magazine.
  4. ↑ Peshmerga repel Iraqi forces attack in Makhmour, Rudaw. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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