Al Zaidan

Village in Baghdad, Iraq

Al-Zaidan
Village
الزيدان
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Baghdad
Population
• Estimate ({{{pop_est_as_of}}})	~250

Al Zaidan or Zaidan is an agricultural village just west of Baghdad, Iraq.^[1]

During the US occupation Iraq, it was considered a hub of insurgent activity (especially by the 1920 Revolution Brigade)^[2] It is populated mainly by the Zobai tribe. The area also sends representatives to the Abu Ghraib district in Baghdad.^[3]

Gallery

Iraqi police in Al Zaidan
Residents of Al Zaidan at their home
Evidence of torture found in a house in Al Zaidan in 2007
Local children watch United States Marines during the Iraq War

References

^ "Marines rescue three hostages, uncover weapons cache in Operation Spotlight". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
^ One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile "One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile" by Scott Peterson (The Christian Science Monitor)
^ in 2007 1-89 CAV worked with leaders in Al Zaidon and Abu Ghaib to establish concerned local citizens (CLCs) organizations. During a combined operation 1-89 CAV and the CLCs eliminated the majority of Al Qaeda members in the area and established the security force under a local leader, Abu Maruf. Iraq, the unraveling (XXXII): 13 dead in Anbar