Iraqis vow to fight al Qaeda after sheikh’s death
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq’s few security success stories.
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was killed in a bombing attack on Thursday near his home in Ramadi, provincial capital of what was once one of Iraq’s most dangerous areas.
“All the tribes agreed to fight al Qaeda until the last child in Anbar,” his brother, Ahmed Abu Risha, told Reuters.