Jurf al-Nasr

Jurf al-Nasr
Apache Company 1/501 PIR patrolling Jurf
Apache Company patrolling Jurf
Jurf al-Nasr is located in Iraq
Jurf al-Nasr
Coordinates: 32°52′00″N 44°12′50″E / 32.86667°N 44.21389°E / 32.86667; 44.21389
CountryIraq
GovernorateBabil
Population
 (2015)
 • Total140,000[1]
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Jurf al-Nasr (Arabic: جرف النصر) is a small town in Iraq, located about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. It is near Musayyib and approximately 80 kilometers east of Fallujah. The town was formerly known as Jurf al-Sakhar (Arabic: جرف الصخر). At the start of 2014, Jurf al-Sakhar had about 89,000 residents, mostly Sunni Muslims from the al-Janabi tribe. The former residents are now largely refugees in Fallujah, Yusofiyya, Al Musayyib, and the current population is about 15,000.[2]

  1. ^ "جرف الصخر.. عقر الميليشيات بالعراق وقاعدة إيران اللوجستية". www.alarabiya.net (in Arabic). 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ Loveday Morris (30 October 2014). "Iraq: Army's triumph at Jurf Al-Sakhar lays bare the cost of defeating militants". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2017.