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NEWS ABOUT: Anbar

Anbar stories: 19 news summaries

(Newser) - Taliban forces in Afghanistan are bolder, better organized, and more tenacious than the deadliest Iraqi insurgents, a war-hardened Marine told the New York Times. “In Iraq, they’d hit you and run,” said Sgt. Jacob Tambunga, who spent three tours fighting in Anbar Province. “But these guys... More »

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Iraq • Taliban • Anbar • Marine • Afghanistan war

US Can Turn 70% of Afghan Taliban: Biden

Largest group of insurgents just hired mercenaries, VP says

Mar 10, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A majority of the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are just hired guns whose loyalties could be bought by the US, Joe Biden said today. “Five percent of the Taliban is incorrigible, not susceptible to anything other than being defeated,” the vice president said. “Another 25% or so... More »

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Joe Biden • NATO • Taliban • mercenaries • Anbar • Bill Maher • Sunni insurgents • NATO summit • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

 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

 US Hands Anbar
 Province to Iraqis

Military cedes control of largest region in Iraq

Sep 1, 08 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American military is finally handing over control of Anbar province, once the center of the Sunni insurgency, to Iraqi forces today. Once one of Iraq's most dangerous regions, Anbar was transformed as Sunni militants allied themselves with the US. The transfer of Anbar, delayed several times, brings the number... More »

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Iraq • Sunni militants • US military • Anbar • Iraq war • Sunni Awakening

Fewer Marines Needed in Iraq's Anbar: General

Not many 'bad guys left' in province with Iraqi forces set to take over

Aug 27, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Marines’ top general says his two combat units in Iraq’s Anbar province could stand to be deployed elsewhere after the US hands over control there to Iraqi forces next week, the AP reports. “There aren't a whole heck of a lot of bad guys there left to... More »

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Iraq • Anbar • Gen. James T. Conway • Marine • Afghanistan war

Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

Road bomb injures
4 guards, capping an especially bloody week

May 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani escaped injury after a roadside bomb hit her motorcade in Baghdad this morning. Hiro Ahmed Ibrahim was on her way to a cultural festival when the blast hit, injuring four of the first lady's bodyguards. It is unclear whether the attack was random... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Jalal Talabani • fatalities • bodyguard • motorcade • Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed

US Bombs al-Qaeda Sites in Iraq

Strike was aimed at al-Qaeda safe havens north of Baghdad

Jan 10, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - US bombers and fighters dropped 40,000 pounds of explosives on al-Qaeda stronghold Arab Jabour, an agricultural area just north of Baghdad. The 10-minute strike flattened 40 targets ahead of ground troops as part of Operation Phantom Phoenix, a new offensive against al-Qaeda, the AP reports. Nine US troops have... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Diyala Province • Operation Phantom Phoenix • airstrike • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US Troops Rebuild With Old Enemies
in Iraq

'Hard pill to swallow,' Marine says

Dec 30, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Capt. Sean Miller keeps up an easy calm as he helps manage rebuilding efforts in Anbar province these days. But when an Iraqi contractor claimed he was promised money to bury Saddam's solders, the 32-year-old Marine captain lost it. "Those guys were trying to kill me,” Miller said.... More »

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US troops • soldier • Anbar • rebuild • Iraq reconstruction • Marine

Gates Nixes Marine Shift to
Afghanistan

Defense secretary says troops needed in
still-volatile Iraq

Dec 6, 07 5:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has rejected a proposal to shift Marine Corps soldiers from Iraq to Afghanistan, saying the situation is still too volatile in Iraq, reports the New York Times. The top general of the Marines met with Gates in Washington last week and presented a formal proposal to... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Robert Gates • Anbar • Marine

Sunni Chiefs Killed in Iraq Suicide Bomb

5 leaders in fight against al-Qaeda in Diyala province dead in blast

Nov 10, 07 5:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber detonated his vest in a meeting yesterday of anti-al-Qaeda Sunni chiefs, killing five leaders in the battle to drive al-Qaeda from Diyala province, in central Iraq. The bomb went off in the home of Sheikh Faez al-Obeidi, 30 miles north of Baghdad; killed were the sheikh and... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Diyala • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Anbar • Sunni leaders • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Shiites Foil US Plans for Sunni Cop Shops

Suspicion and 'highly sectarian' hiring thwart key US policy

Oct 28, 07 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shiite officials are thwarting US attempts to train Sunni cops, crippling a key strategy aimed at slashing sectarian violence, the New York Times reports. Iraq has okayed Sunni neighborhood watch groups, but putting their old foes in uniform is another story. One US officer put it bluntly: Iraq officials "... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Anbar

Iraqi al-Qaeda Group to Track Down 'Traitors'

Islamic State of Iraq vows to kill those
who align with US

Sep 15, 07 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thursday's assassination of a Sunni tribal leader was the first in what an al-Qaeda front group warns will be the fate of all who cooperate with the US, reports the AP. The Islamic State of Iraq announced on Islamist websites that "special security committees" will track down "traitors"... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • insurgents • Islamic State of Iraq • assassination • Anbar • Ramadan • Abdul Sattar Abu Risha • al-Qaeda

Sunnis Vow to Strike Back After Death of Tribal Leader

'Revenge on al-Qaeda,' mourners shout

Sep 14, 07 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The killing of a prominent Iraqi tribal leader and US ally will be avenged, angry Sunnis promised today, a day after the sheik died in a bomb attack. Thousands of Iraqis joined the funeral procession for Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, shouting, “Revenge, revenge on al-Qaeda.” The assassination of... More »

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Sunni • Shiite • Muslims • Anbar • Abdul Sattar Abu Risha • Abdul Sittar Bezea al Rishawi • Islamist • al-Qaeda • Muqtada al-Sadr

Bush Vows Modest Pullback in Wake of 'Success'

'Endless military presence' slammed by Dems

Sep 14, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush announced that 24,000 troops will return home by July 2008 in an address to the nation in which he touted advancements in Iraq. He termed the reduction "a return on success" that could be squandered by larger withdrawals. Troops could still be added, however, so the... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • Rahm Emanuel • Anbar • Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al Rishawi • Jack Reed • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • George W. Bush

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

Bush Drops
In on Iraq

Prez makes surprise
trip to Baghdad,
will meet with
Maliki, generals

Sep 3, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush landed today in Anbar Province, just west of Baghdad, for a surprise trip in advance of the September 15 status briefing on Iraq. Bush will meet with President Nouri al-Maliki, local officials and US generals including David Petraeus, CNN reports. The president was on his way to a... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Baghdad • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • David Petraeus • Douglas Lute • Anbar • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Marine Not Guilty in
Iraqi Murder

Nailed on kidnapping and conspiracy

Jul 19, 07 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of a group of U.S. Marines charged with kidnapping and executing a suspected Iraqi terrorist was acquitted of premeditated murder at a court martial at Camp Pendleton, reports the San Diego Union Tribune. Cpl. Trent Thomas was found guilty of conspiracy  and kidnapping. The verdict means he'll... More »

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Trent D. Thomas • Hamdaniya • Anbar • Lawrence Hutchins • Marshall Magincalda

14 Troops Killed in 2 Days

5 soldiers dead after roadside bomb explosion; death toll hits 3,545

Jun 21, 07 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fourteen American troops have been killed in Iraq over the past 2 days, bringing the US death toll to 3,545, with 68 fatalities in June. In the deadliest recent attack, five troops died today after a roadside bomb detonated under their vehicle in northeastern Iraq. Commanders attribute the worsening... More »

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Iraq • military • Baghdad • IED • roadside bomb • Iraq death toll • US troops • US Army • soldier • Anbar • Iraq war

Surge Fizzles in Iraq

Troop buildup fails to curb violence

Jun 14, 07 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new report shows no overall drop in bloodshed in Iraq despite the three-month-old troop surge. Violence has fallen slightly in Baghdad and Anbar province, where troops are concentrated, but a corresponding rise everywhere else more than compensates. And while sectarian killings have dropped slightly, civilian casualties are up, and... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Baghdad • troop surge • Al Askariya Mosque • Anbar

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