Bashir, Iraq
Bashir is a Turkmen village in Iraq south of Kirkuk. The village was captured by ISIL in June 2014. It was reportedly recaptured by pro-Iraqi government forces on 1 May 2016.
Bashiri, along with Altun Kupri, Amerli, Bustamli, Mahalabiyah, Qarah Tappah, Sulaiman Bek, Tal Afar, Taza Khurmatu, Tuz Khormato, and Yankjah, make up the largest Turkmen-majority cities in Iraq, while Mosul, Kirkuk, Kifri, Daquq, Muqdadiyah, Jalawla, and Saadiyah have significant Turkmen minority populations.
