Ba'aj (; also spelt Ba'ej) is a small town in the Al-Ba'aj District of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The town was under control of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant until June 2017, when Popular Mobilization Forces captured it. It was mainly populated by Sunni Arabs. See also Al-Ba'aj District References Populated places in Nineveh Governorate District capitals of Iraq