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Al-Bu Badri

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Al-Badri is an Arab tribe in Iraq, predominantly based in Samarra, Diyala and Baghdad. It is mostly a Sunni tribe of around 25,000 but has a small Shia minority of about 1,500.

History

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The eponymous founder of the tribe, Badri bin Armoush, moved from Medina in modern-day Saudi Arabia to Samarra in Iraq in the 1700s. He married an Iraqi woman and had five sons.

Modern history

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Some notable members of this tribe are as follows:

References

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  1. ^ Zelin, Aaron Y. (2014-07-31). "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Islamic State's driving force". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-02-14.