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ReliefWeb
March 9, 2018
"The big battles may be over, but I am seeing that their consequences are certainly not. For all the massive destruction I saw in Ramadi and Fallujah, I saw a lot of reconstruction already taking place, and that's a testimony to the resilience of the Iraqi people. However, beyond reconstruction there is aÃâà...
Daily Signal
March 9, 2018
I knew in my head that Ramadi was a dangerous place. I had prepared myself for the inevitability of losing Marines—or at least I thought I had. Now one had died, and it felt like a part of me had gone missing. Cpl. Dustin Libby—22 years old from Maine—had taken a fatal bullet during a grueling four-hourÃâà...
Camp Lejeune Globe
March 8, 2018
Marine veteran visits Lejeune to sign book on combat experiences in Ramadi. Photo by Chris DeWitt | Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018 12:00 am. Retired Maj. Scott Huesing stands at the Marine Shop on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to sign copies of his new book “Echo in Ramadi,” Feb. 26.
The Daily Star
March 2, 2018
RAMADI, Iraq: In Iraq's Anbar province, visitors can be hard pressed to find a hotel room as tribal tradition makes housing guests a point of honor. The western region along the Syrian border was long held by Daesh (ISIS) militants, and few outsiders managed to venture into its capital Ramadi until theÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 1, 2018
IS killed 16 members of the Albu Nimr tribe, one of the most prominent tribes near the city of Ramadi in Anbar province, in early December 2014. They were found dead in a well 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the western town of Hit after IS had kidnapped them. Albu Nimr tribe member Omar al-AnbariÃâà...
Iraqi News
February 20, 2018
Anbar (Iraqinews.com) – A SWAT force arrested on Monday night a senior Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda commander in central Ramadi, a security source was quoted as saying. Speaking to Baghdad Today news website on Tuesday, the source said, “Adnan al-Marawi, a senior leader in the Islamic StateÃâà...
Iraqi News
February 8, 2018
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) At least fifteen persons were killed and wounded in a suicide bombing in Ramadi city, west of Anbar, a medical source has said. “The terrorist attack, which took place in the evening on Street 40 in Ramadi left one victim and 14 others wounded from civilians and security personnel,”Ãâà...
Gulf Times
December 31, 1999
French anthropologist Dawood Hosham, who is of Iraqi origin, highlights the “tribal” nature of cities like Ramadi when explaining the importance placed on hospitality. “Under these circumstances, it is inconceivable that a visitor should be looking for a hotel, where local traditions dictate the duty of hospitalityÃâà...
gulfnews.com
December 31, 1999
Ramadi: In Iraq's Anbar province, visitors can be hard pressed to find a hotel room as tribal tradition makes housing guests a point of honour. The western region along the Syrian border was long held by Daesh, and few outsiders managed to venture into its capital Ramadi until the extremists were pushedÃâà...
Iraqi News
December 31, 1999
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Police forces in Anbar have thwarted gunmen attack against patrol that transfers inmates in Ramadi city, Anbar, a security source said on Sunday. Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said, “Anbar police patrol was transferring inmates on way back from Ramadi court after theyÃâà...
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