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Samaniyah in the region of Anbar is a town located in Iraq - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) West of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Samaniyah is now 05:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurarq, Tikrit, Suwaynikh, Qasiyah, and Mayl. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurarq . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Samaniyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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red sand storm

1:43 min by azulfalcon4
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red sand storm in Iraq. tired of people saying its fake or tint. this was taken on a poor quality camera that also sucked at taking video at night and this was after dinner at night but what you see i ..

Sandstorm

0:20 min by herlihy
Views: 437 Rating: 0.00

View during a sandstorm from the roof of our patrol base in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. May 2008 Alpha Company, 4th AABN, 3rd PLT, "Outkast" ..


ARMA 2: COMBINED OPERATIONS United Operations Co55 Operation Enduring Freedom V9 (3/6) HD

15:00 min by MetallicaMan172
Views: 92 Rating: 5.00

75th Rangers are tasked to assault a Taliban held city and to destroy any caches they come across. Date of the operation- 9/24/2012 or September 24 2012 This video is created using games from Bohemia ..

1st Bat 2D Marines C Co

3:35 min by cthayerusmc1
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Interesting facts about this location

Khan al Baghdadi

Khan al Baghdadi or Al Baghdadi is an Iraqi city on the Euphrates River in Al-Anbar province. It is the closest village to the U.S. Military's Al Asad Airbase, (formerly known as Qadisiyah Airbase when it was operated by the Iraqi Air Force).

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Located at 33.85 42.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anbar Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Al Asad Airbase

Al Asad Airbase was the second largest US military airbase in Iraq and is located in the largely Sunni western Province of Iraq Al Anbar. Until January 2010, it was the home of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). Other major tenants have included the 82nd Airborne Division Advise & Assist Brigade, 321st Sustainment Brigade, VOD-1, VAQ-142, Navy Customs Battalion Juliet, elements of the Iraqi Army's 7th Division, and the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Located at 33.80 42.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in Iraq, Defunct United States Marine Corps air stations, Iraqi Air Force bases, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War

Haqlaniyah

Al-Haqlaniyah is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates River in Al-Anbar province.

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Located at 34.09 42.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anbar Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Haditha

Haditha (حديثة, al-Haditha) is a city in the western Iraqi Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated on the Euphrates River at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|08|23|N|42|22|41|E|type:city(90,000)_region:IQ | |name= }}. Its population of around 100,000 people is predominantly Sunni Muslim Arabs.

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Located at 34.14 42.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Cities in Iraq, District capitals of Iraq, Populated places in Anbar Province, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Haditha killings

The Haditha killings (also called the Haditha incident or the Haditha massacre) refers to the incident in which 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of United States Marines on November 19, 2005 in Haditha, a city in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. All those killed were civilians. The dead included several children and elderly people, who were shot multiple times at close range while unarmed.

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Located at 34.14 42.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Battles of the Iraq War in 2005, Civilian casualties in the Iraq War, Iraq War, Iraq–United States relations, Mass murder in 2005, Massacres in Iraq, Occupation of Iraq, United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War, United States military scandals