Baretle
Baretle | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Baretle Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′59″N 43°22′43″E / 36.34972°N 43.37861°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Ninawa |
Baretle is a village outside of Mosul, Iraq near Bashiqah mountain.
During the War in Iraq, the village was controlled by ISIS forces.[1][2] By 2017, with the retaking of Mosul the otherwise insignificant village had become the frontline,[3][4] in the ongoing conflict.
References
- ↑ Stoyan Zaimov, ISIS Forcing Children, Elderly to Carry Out Barbaric Executions in Mosul, Christian Post Reporter | Nov 4, 2016.
- ↑ Britain to send machine guns and ammunition to Iraqi army, Kurds. Reuters | Sep 9, 2014.
- ↑ Quentin Sommerville ,Islamic State battle: View from Iraq's front line BBC online 20 Feb 2017.
- ↑ The Kurdish front Reuters Monday June 22, 2015.