In 1925, the town's population was predominantly Turkmen. The town experienced
Arabization during the
Saddam era where Turkmen land was confiscated and given to
Arab settlers. In 2009 it was the site of the
20 June 2009 Taza bombing, where more than 70 people were killed by a
suicide bomber. In June 2014, along with the nearby villages of Brawawchli, Karanaz, Chardaghli, and
Bashir, it experienced a massacre of at least 40 villagers committed by the
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. In March 2016, the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fired mortars containing an unidentified
chemical agent killing one and injuring 600. It is currently controlled by the
Turkmen Brigades of the Popular Mobilization Units. ==References==