Issue #2: Cursed Hands - 9-14-07

All joking aside this is a bad chain of events. Abu Risha was the leader of the Anbar Salvation Council (Anbar Awakening) an allegiance of clans siding with the United States and Iraqi Government in the Anbar province.

In a recent interview Abu Risha states,

"This is a spontaneous popular uprising against al-Qaeda, because, as you know, al-Qaeda killed out people."

The Anbar province was once the most dangerous area of Iraq for US troops as the hold of al-Qaeda on the region was quite strong. Thanks to recent efforts by the Anbar Salvation Council the area has seen a large reduction in violence.

Hopefully Abu Risha's death will not counteract all of the good that has been done in the region.

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