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On December 24, 2006, political violence between Shiite militias hit Samawah, <ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq25dec25,0,7711681.story?coll=la-home-headlines 2 dead in Baghdad minibus bombing - Los Angeles Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> killing 9 people, among them 4 policemen. Reportedly, local members of the [[Mahdi Army]] tried to seize the city in a failed attempt and clashed with the police, who were aided by the [[Badr Organization]]. Internal fighting and division among the local tribes was reported. Associates of Mahdi leader [[Muqtada al-Sadr]] said he was distancing himself from the Samawah militia, led by "a renegade cleric".
On May 1, 2016 a government office and bus station in the city of Samawah were attacked in a double car bombing claimed by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]]. The attack killed at least 32 people and wounded another 85.<ref>{{cite web|title=Isis claims responsibility after two blasts kill at least 32 people in Iraqi city of Samawa|url=
==See also==
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