Bashiqa is the birthplace of the famed Ezidi Mirza, a 17th century Yezidi leader who became the governor of Mosul and is mentioned in Yezidi sagas and stories until today for his heroic …

Bashiqah Mountain is a mountain located northeast of Mosul, Iraq, east of Khorsabad and nearby Bashiqa township and near Ain Sifni in northern Iraq. [1] The mountain is located behind …

2015年12月22日 · Encouraged by Tehran and Moscow, Baghdad criticized Turkey's presence in Bashiqa, most recently threatening to take Ankara to the UN Security Council. In response, …

2013年2月6日 · In Iraq, for example, there is contestation between Baghdad and Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, over the land near the “official” border of Iraqi Kurdistan. This area includes …

2016年12月7日 · BASHIQA, Kurdistan – Across Iraq, ISIS has blazed a trail of terror, targeting Christians and other minorities. Now that military forces have freed a number of towns and …

Bashiqa is a town situated at the heart of the Nineveh plain, between Mosul and Sheikhan, on the edges of Mount Maqlub. The urban area of Bashiqa and Bahzani had the third largest Yazidi …

2024年8月20日 · The Turkish base in Bashiqa, an oil-rich region populated by members of the Yezidi religious minority as well as Arabs and Kurds, has long been unwelcome by locals, the …

Bashiqa is a microcosm of Iraq's broader ethnic and religious diversity, home to Christians, Muslims, Yazidis, Shabak (both Sunnis and Shiites), Arabs (Sunnis), and Turkmen (Shiites). …

2016年10月14日 · Any attempt to change Mosul’s demographic composition would be a direct threat to Turkey’s security, analysts say. Turkey has around 500 troops in the Bashiqa camp in …

2024年10月11日 · Before 2018 Turkey had approximately 10 bases in the region. Currently, numerous small bases and forward operating centers are scattered throughout northern Iraq, …