Latifiya
Latifiya
اللطيفية | ||
|---|---|---|
Country  Iraq | ||
| Governorate | Baghdad Governorate | |
| Municipality | Mahmudiya District | |
Latifiya (
Arabic: اللطيفية), named after Latifiya river, is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, between Mahmoudiyah and Iskandariya, inhabited originally by 97,043 people.[1]
It has a mix of Sunni and Shia Muslim population, and surrounded by in the west and the east by rural areas dominated by Sunni Arabs, while its countryside and towns to the north and south are Shia in their majority.
During the period between 2003 and 2007, Latifiya was one of the most dangerous places for the
ISIS
jihadists once again expelled the Shia population. With their defeat in 2017, once again the Shia returned, but this time it was the turn for the Sunni population to be harassed and deported.
It is home to the 1/4/6 Iraqi Army Battalion and US Patrol Base Latifiya (FOB ROW).
References
- ^ "محافظة بغداد/ نسبة المخدومين لشبكة المياه لعام ٢٠١٤". mmpw.gov.iq. Archived from the original on 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ISBN 9788491645856.
- ^ جيش اﻻمام المهدي في اللطيفية في سنة 2006, retrieved 2023-02-18
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