Samarra

[ suh-mahr-uh ]

/ səˈmɑr ə /

a town in central Iraq, on the Tigris: seat of the early Abassid caliphs.

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He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It has been six months since unknown insurgents destroyed the Al-Askari mosque in Samarra.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She says, Shi'a people leave Adh Dhouloueya and go to Samarra.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are the victims of Shia death squads in Samarra and Tikrit.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The Peace Brigades have been welcomed by the Sunni people of Samarra,” he said.
Baghdad’s Shia Militia Plans for War on ISIS|Jacob Siegel|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Between Daur and Samarra there was nothing but desert, with gazelles and jackals the only permanent inhabitants.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
To take things without violence is a sign of weakness in Samarra.
Caught by the Turks|Francis Yeats-Brown
We returned to find Samarra buried in dust and more desolate than ever.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
The second line arrived, so my prisoners and I set out on our tired trudge to Samarra.
The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad|Edward John Thompson
Corps, I was told, were ignorant up to almost the day of our starting out from Samarra.
The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad|Edward John Thompson