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Explore Abbas Khad in Iraq

Abbas Khad in the region of Şalāḩ ad Dīn is a town in Iraq - some 38 mi or ( 62 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Abbas Khad is now 06:17 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tikrit, Qaryat Jayzani al Imam, As Sindiyah, Karbala, and Baqubah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tikrit . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Abbas Khad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Balad Air Base Iraq 64 EHMU

4:07 min by BowFloyd
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A video to honor the 64 Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit in Balad, Iraq. ..

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3:00 min by MajorWatcher
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My Second Deployment ..


A Doctor for Al-Obaedy

3:56 min by USAIDTijaraProgram
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"A Doctor for Al-Obaedy" tells the story of a young Iraqi medical professional's efforts to establish a clinic in an impoverished area of Baghdad. A small and medium enterprise bank loan made possible ..

Red, White and Blue Mad Dogs

5:55 min by Stephen Corcoran
Views: 69 Rating: 0.00

A Video Montage of the men and women of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment of the Illinois National Guard In Iraq, in 2004, During Operation Iraqi Freedom. Composed & Edited by Step ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Joint Base Balad

Joint Base Balad, formerly Balad Air Base and Logistics Support Area Anaconda, or simply LSA Anaconda - formerly known as Al-Bakr Air Base and known in popular media as Camp Anaconda - was one of the largest United States military bases in Iraq during the Iraq War. It was formerly the largest Iraqi Air Force base during the Saddam Hussein era. The Army's 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and the Air Force's 332d Air Expeditionary Wing were headquartered at JBB.

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Located at 33.93 44.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Bases of the United States Air Force, Closed military facilities of the United States in Iraq, Joint bases of the United States military

Dujail

Dujail is a small Shi'a town in the Saladin Province. It is situated about 65 kilometers north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the site of the 1982 Dujail Massacre and the 2008 Dujail bombing.

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Located at 33.85 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dujail, Populated places in Saladin Province

2008 Dujail bombing

The 12 September 2008 Dujail bombing occurred around 1800 local time (1500 GMT), on 12 September 2008 in Dujail, Salah ad Din Governorate, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated an explosive laden car into a police station killing 31 and injuring 60. A nearby medical clinic was also damaged. The attack occurred at around 6:20 pm local time. The attack was blamed on Al-qaeda by US military, was biggest attack in Iraq in months and came at a time when the violence had fallen to a 4 year low.

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Located at 33.85 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dujail, Mass murder in 2008, Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq, Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2008

Al-Faris

Al-Faris is the district capital of Al-Faris District in the Salah al-Din Governorate in Iraq.

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Located at 33.83 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Saladin Province

Hawija

Hawija is a town near Kirkuk north of Baghdad. Hawijah is in the Al-Tamim province of Iraq and approximately 30 miles south of Kirkuk. There are approximately 450,000 people in and around Hawijah with an estimated 80% Sunni Population. While the city itself has about 150.000 with 98% Sunni population. U.S. and Iraqi forces have experienced numerous lethal attacks in the area from Sunni insurgents.

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Located at 34.02 44.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kirkuk Province