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Latifiya
Latifiya ( Arabic اللطيفية) is an Iraqi town south of Baghdad, between Mahmoudiyah and Iskandariya, inhabited originally by 150,000 people. It was primarily a Sunni Arab town until 2014 and start of a recent civil war in Iraq. The surrounding rural areas to west of the town are solidly native Sunni Arabs, while to the east the countryside has been overwhelmed by the incoming Shia Arab immigratns.
During the period between 2003 and 2007, Latifiya was one of the most dangerous places for the Coalition Forces. The insurgent groups operated almost freely in Latifiya and the neighboring Sunni dominated Yusufiya.
It is home to the 1/4/6 Iraqi Army Battalion and US Patrol Base Latifiya (FOB ROW).
Category:Populated places in Babil Governorate