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Balad, Iraq
Balad〔''Gazetteer of Iraq'' (Defense Mapping Agency, 1990), p. 86.〕 ((アラビア語:بلد)), also transliterated ''Beled'' or ''Belad'', is a city in the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, north of the national capital, Baghdad. It is the capital of Balad District. Located between the Sunni towns of Al Dhuluiya, Yathrib and Ishaqi, Balad has Shiite majority and Sunni minority .
In the later months of 2014 the city was besieged by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces.〔(Iraq's Balad braced for battle with ISIL: Residents told to stock up on food and fuel as government forces confront group over control of strategic areas ), Al Jazeera, Dec. 10, 2014.〕
==During the Iraq War==
During the Iraq War Balad was, in 2006, the site of sectarian violence involving Sunni and Shi'ite militias.〔Ellen Knickmeyer, ("In Balad, Age-Old Ties Were 'Destroyed in a Second'" ), ''Washington Post'', Monday, October 23, 2006.〕〔Sabrina Tavernise, (Iraq Removes Leaders of Special Police ), ''New York Times'', October 18, 2006.〕
In 2007 the mayor, Amir Abdul Hadi, escaped an assassination attempt.〔(Balad mayor escapes assassination ), National Iraqi News Agency, April 3, 2007.〕
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