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The fact about the IraqiSunni rural population found in Mahmudiya District and the religious identity of Abeer Qasim, which can be verified by ground visits to the area.
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'''Mahmoudiyah''' (also transliterated '''Mahmudiyah, Mahmoudi''', or '''Mahmoodiyah''', prefixed usually with '''Al-''') is a rural city south of [[Baghdad]]. Known as the “Gateway to Baghdad,” the city's proximity to Baghdad made it central to the counterinsurgency campaign.
 
[[Mahmudiya District]] has approximately 550,000 inhabitants, a majority of whom are [[Shia|Sunni]] [[Arabs]], while the surrounding rural areas are entirely dominated by Sunni Arab tribes that include: '''Al JanabiTamem''', [[Dulaim]], [[Al Ubaid]], '''Qarghoul''' and [[Al Jubour]] (These are all Sunni Arab Tribes)
 
==War crime incident==