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Line 187: <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:latmiya1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|223px\|Shia religious procession]] --> Primarily [[Shi'a Islam\|Shiite]], the town was cut off almost entirely by Saddam after the [[Gulf War]]. Historically, however, Samawah has been a mixed [[Jewish]] and Shia city.{{Fact\|date=February 2007}} The terrorisation of the Jewish minority by Arab nationalists in the 1940s and '50s drove most of them into exile. The [[Torat Synagogue]], which has been abandoned since the flight of the Jews, still exists in the ''qushla'' quarter of the east bank of Samawah. In ~~1979-81~~1979–81 an [[ethnic cleansing]] campaign saw Shia Iraqis deemed to be of [[Persian people\|Persian]] origin deported by the [[Baathist]] regime of [[Saddam Hussein]]. Today, there is still a small population of [[Assyrian people\|Assyrian Christians]] in the city. Line 230: Since the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]], the town has had the fewest problems with Coalition forces, with insurgent activity practically non-existent.{{Fact\|date=February 2007}} Elements of the [[U.S. 82nd Airborne Division]] and ~~1-41~~1–41 Infantry, 1st Armored Division, took the town in the [[Battle of Samawah (2003)\|Battle of Samawah]], a fierce running battle with emplaced [[Fedayeen]] forces in the days after the initial invasion. After the initial combat phase ended in May 2003, the 82nd was relieved by U.S. Marines from [[5th Marine (United States) Regiment\|RCT-5]], [[1st Marine Division (United States)\|1st Marine Division]]. Control of the city was handed over to [[Royal Netherlands Army\|Dutch forces]] in August 2003, <!-- Dutch left at some point --> to the British Army ([[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]]) in October 2004 who in turn handed over to ([[The Light Dragoons]]) again British Army Cavalry Regiment in April 2005 and in October 2005 the [[2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment]] took over. All units took part in peacekeeping operations involving foot and vehicular patrols [[winning hearts and minds]] also they helped in training local police in crowd control and riot training, also fire arms training. [[Deployment of Japanese troops to Iraq\|Japan Self-Defense Forces]], stationed in Samawah since January 2004, left in 2006.<ref name="mil">[http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2006/20060622_5488.html DefenseLink News Article: Coalition Troops to Leave Muthanna Province in Iraq<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> British and Australian troops departed, making Samawah's entire province the first to be responsible for its own security, dubbed in Iraqi parlance the first "green province", meaning that it is fully independent.<ref name="mil" /> 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=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-car-bombings-isis-claims-responsibility-after-two-blasts-latest-info-in-city-of-samawa-a7008811.html\|website=The Independent\|accessdate=1 May 2016\|language=en-GB\|date=1 May 2016}}</ref> Line 247: ==External links== * [http://www.iraqimage.com/pages/browse/As_Samawah.html Iraq Image -– Samawah Satellite Observation] {{coord\|31\|19\|N\|45\|17\|E\|region:IQ_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS\|display=title}}

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