Ahmed Abu Risha

Ahmed Abu Risha

Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province leading a movement of Sunni tribesmen, the Anbar Salvation Council. On September 13, 2007, his brother Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi was killed along with two of his bodyguards by a roadside bomb near his home in Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq.

Sheik Ahmed was selected to take over as leader of the Anbar Salvation Council by the Sheiks of Anbar province.ALISSA J. RUBIN - [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/world/middleeast/14iraq.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=middleeast Sunni Sheik Who Backed U.S. in Iraq Is Killed] - New York Times]

Quotes

*“The martyrdom of Sattar will not affect this council because every member of this council has the same beliefs and the same motivations and this sad incident will not stop them from moving forward,” said Sheik Risha. “Although they killed Sattar, there are a million Sattars in Anbar.”

References

External links

* [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-brother13oct13,1,4948852.story Slain sheik a stark contrast to his brother] "Los Angeles Times", October 13, 2007
* [http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48936 Ally pledges to continue sheik's work] "Stars and Stripes", September 22, 2007
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/13/AR2007091301252.html Sheik Led Sunni Fight Against Al-Qaida] "Associated Press", September 13, 2007
* [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jomov3JqgMOnLUQkIxK3sA1kuJWg US calls sheikh's assassination an 'outrage'] "Agence France-Presse", September 13, 2007
* [http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-09-13-voa49.cfm Bomb Kills Key Iraqi Sheikh] Voice of America, September 13, 2007
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6993370.stm Profile: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha]
* [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3596631 Top Sunni Sheik Killed in IED Attack]


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