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NEWS ABOUT: Ramadi

Ramadi stories: 5 news summaries

 4 Insurgents Escape 
 in Iraqi Jail Riot 

4 likely al-Qaeda in Iraq members escape

Dec 26, 08 8:01 AM CST
(AP) - Four prisoners who belong to the insurgent group Al-Qaeda in Iraq broke out of jail during a riot today that killed six police officers and seven prisoners in the western city of Ramadi, police said. Authorities have imposed a curfew on the city, the capital of Anbar province, as they... More »

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Iraq • prison • jail • Anbar • Ramadi • Iraq police • prisoner • al-Qaeda in Iraq • breakout

 Huge Car Bomb
 Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq 

Dozens of casualties still without medical attention

Apr 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb ripped through the Iraqi city of Baquba today, leaving at least 40 people dead and more than 70 injured, Reuters reports. The bomb went off near midday outside a restaurant that faces the city's main courthouse. Only a short while later a second bomb went off in... More »

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Iraq • Baquba • car bomb • Ramadi • Diyala Province

 SEAL's Sacrifice 
 Wins Medal of Honor 

Sniper who smothered grenade hailed for saving lives of fellow service members

Apr 8, 08 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Navy SEAL who dove on a live grenade to save comrades' lives in Iraq received the Medal of Honor today, the Navy Times reports. Michael Monsoor's parents, George and Sally, received the nation's highest combat honor from President Bush, who wept during the ceremony. Monsoor, 25, died Sept. 29,... More »

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Iraq • Navy • Ramadi • Navy SEALs • US Navy • Medal of Honor • Silver Star • George W. Bush • Michael Monsoor

Military: AP Photog Linked to Insurgents

New evidence surfaces implicating journalist held since 2006

Nov 20, 07 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - The US military says it has evidence that an Iraqi photographer who works for AP is connected with the anti-American insurgency, CNN reports. Bilal Hussein Zaidon has been in custody since April 2006 and will face trial in the Iraqi court system. The Pentagon did not specify the charges but... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • US military • Ramadi • Associated Press • Bilal Hussein Zaidon

Key US Ally in Iraq Killed in Bomb Attack

Sheik opposed Al-Qaeda, helped stabilize Anbar province

Sep 13, 07 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A key US ally in the fight against Al-Qaeda was killed in a bomb attack today in Ramadi. Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, the most influential of the Sunni leaders helping American and Iraqi forces fight the terror network, met with President Bush 2 weeks ago during his visit to Anbar... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Anbar • alliance • Ramadan • Abdul Sattar Abu Risha • Ramadi • Sattar Abu Reesha • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

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