Bashir, Iraq
| Bashir Arabic: قرية بشير Turkish: Beşir | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Bashir Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′47″N 44°16′33″E / 35.24639°N 44.27583°ECoordinates: 35°14′47″N 44°16′33″E / 35.24639°N 44.27583°E | |
| Country |
 Iraq |
| Governorate | Kirkuk Governorate |
| District | Kirkuk District |
Bashir (Arabic: قرية بشير, Turkish: Beşir) alternate spellings include Beşiir Kasabasi, Beshir and Bayshir is a Shia Turkmen[1] village in Iraq south of Kirkuk. The village was captured by ISIL in June 2014.[2] It was reportedly recaptured by pro-Iraqi government forces on 1 May 2016.[3]
Bashiri, along with Altun Kupri, Amerli, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qarah Tappah, Sulaiman Bek, Tal Afar, Taza Khurmatu, Tuz Khormato, and Yankjah, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Daquq, Muqdadiyah, Jalawla, and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen minority populations.
References
- ↑ "Peşmerge, Türkiye ve IŞİD arasında Türkmen bunalımı - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ↑ "Iraq: 25 IS militants including 3 senior leaders killed in artillery strike in southern Kirkuk". AhlolBayt News Agency. 6 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/May-01/350092-iraq-forces-recapture-isis-held-town-officials.ashx
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