As Saqlāwīyah ( ar, الصقلاوية, aṣ-Ṣaqlāwīyah) is a city in

Al Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate ( ar, محافظة الأنبار; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, ...

, in central

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. It is located roughly 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the city of

Fallujah Fallujah ( ar, ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah, Iraqi pronunciation: ) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Je ...

. Saqlawiyah is a rural city in between Habbaniyah and Fallujah that sits on the major freeway. The city was named after an Arabian Mare of the Saqlawiyah strain of the Shammar Zawba clan. Due to the canal network that runs through the area, agriculture is an import identity to Saqlawiyans. Due to its proximity to the major freeway, there are many shops along the road that cater to the transient crowds.

ISIL control and recapture

Saqlawiyah came under

ISIL An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ...

control in September 2014 during the

Siege of Saqlawiyah The siege of Saqlawiyah was a siege of the town of Saqlawiyah (north of Fallujah, 50 km west of Baghdad) by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or ISIL) during the War in Iraq of 2013 to 2017. Events Siege The siege began wh ...

, as several hundred Iraqi soldiers were killed. In 2016, during the Siege of Fallujah and

Operation Breaking Terrorism The Third Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Breaking Terrorism ( ar, عملية كسر الإرهاب) by the Iraqi government, was a military operation against ISIL launched to capture the city of Fallujah and its suburbs, located about ...

, there was intense fighting in the area between the Iraqi army and

militants. On 29 May, Iraqi troops seized a key bridge between nearby village of

Zaghareed Zaghareed (also: ''Zigareid, Zagharid, al-Zagharid'') is a village in Iraq, which is located in the Al Anbar Governorate north of the city of Fallujah, between the town of Saqlawiyah and the villages of Shiha and Albu Sudayra. In 2016, during t ...

and Saqlawiyah in order to facilitate the entry of the security forces from the international highway road into the center of Saqlawiyah. On 4 June, Iraqi forces captured the town of Saqlawiyah, conducting searches for numerous IEDs left by ISIL. All ISIL militants on board of a raft were killed as they were trying to escape on Euphrates River.

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File:USMC-01161.jpg, As Saqlāwīyah in 2005 File:Şaqlāwīyah Housing. - panoramio.jpg, Housing on the outskirts of As Saqlāwīyah File:US Navy 070428-M-2819S-019 An Iraqi girl watches as Marines with 2nd squad, 2nd platoon, pass on patrol.jpg, An Iraqi girl holding

Lavash Lavash ( hy, լավաշ) is a thin flatbread usually leavened, traditionally baked in a tandoor (''tonir'') or on a ''sajj'', and common to the cuisines of South Caucasus, Western Asia, and the areas surrounding the Caspian Sea. Lavash is on ...

References

Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate Populated places on the Euphrates River Populated places along the Silk Road {{iraq-geo-stub

ISIL control and recapture

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