Baiji (city)
Baiji
بَيْجِي Bayji | |
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Coordinates: 34°55′45″N 43°29′35″E / 34.92917°N 43.49306°E | |
Country | Iraq |
Governorate | Salah ad Din |
Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 173,677[1] |
Baiji (
History
After the
Iraq War (2003–11)
Baiji was captured with little or no fighting during the
Following the invasion, Baiji subsequently became the scene of a number of
In October 2003, violent riots broke out in the town in protest against the US-backed police force, which was accused of corruption. US troops restored order, wounding four Iraqis in the process, and sacked the town's police chief, replacing him with a local man elected by tribal elders. A US soldier was killed in the town on October 12. US troops subsequently conducted a number of raids in the town to root out guerrillas, who were publicly supported by some of Baiji's clergy. It was also thought that Saddam Hussein might be hiding in Baiji, prompting raids to find him, before he was eventually captured in December 2003 in the nearby village of ad-Dawr.
In May 2007, a
In April 2009, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) opened within the JSS. The function of the JCC is to enable the coordination of Iraqi municipal agencies thereby building the Government's capacity to provide essential services to the approximately 250,000 residents of the greater Baiji area.
2014 ISIS offensive
On 11 June 2014,
On 18 June, ISIL attacked the refinery with mortars and machine guns.[7] An official from inside the refinery stated the militants had captured 75 percent of the facility, while a military spokesman claimed the attack had been repelled with 40 insurgents being killed.[8]
On 19 June, Iraqi government forces claimed to have regained full control of the Baiji oil refinery, after heavy fighting with that left 100 militants dead.[9] An Iraqi witness who drove past the Baiji refinery told the Associated Press that ISIL had hung their banners from the watch towers and created checkpoints surrounding the facility, despite government claims of control.[10]
On 20 June, the town was still under complete control of the militants while the oil refinery was surrounded by ISIL forces and had once again come under attack.[11]
2014 Army counteroffensive
On 7 November 2014, Iraqi forces retook control of most of the strategic city Baiji from the
On 14 November 2014, Iraqi officials say their forces have driven out ISIL fighters from the oil refinery town of Baiji, 209 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad. Gen Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi told Iraqi state TV that the town "had been completely liberated". There were still reports of heavy fighting around the oil refinery, which is Iraq's largest.
Geography
Climate
Baiji as a
Climate data for Kut | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
43.5 (110.3) |
43.2 (109.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) |
32 (1.3) |
36 (1.4) |
22 (0.9) |
7 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
28 (1.1) |
38 (1.5) |
205 (8.1) |
Source: climate-data |
See also
- Battle of Baiji (2014–15)
- List of places in Iraq
- Railway stations in Iraq
References
- ^ محافظة صلاح الدين- موقع وزارة البلديات والأشغال[dead link]
- ^ Bayji a safer place with new station.
- ^ "Half a million flee unrest in Iraq's Mosul". Al Jazeera. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities". The Irish Times. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Iraqi city of Tikrit falls to ISIL fighters". Al Jazeera. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Raseed, Ahmed; Coles, Isabella. "Obama warns of U.S. action as jihadists push on Baghdad". Reuters. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Sunni militants attacked on Iraq`s largest oil refinery in Baiji". Patrika Group. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Iraq crisis: Battle grips vital Baiji oil refinery". BBC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Iraq Forces 'Retake' Oil Refinery From ISIS". Sky News. 19 June 2014.
- ^ "ISIS Militants' Black Banners Hang at Beiji Refinery: AP Witness". NBC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Iraq crisis: Fierce battles for Baiji and Tal Afar". BBC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Iraqi Forces Advance in Jihadist-Held Baiji". Naharnet. 7 November 2014.