Ahmed Abu Risha
Encyclopedia
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. The Sheik met with President Barack Obama both before and after the 2008 Presidential Election. As of November 2008, Abu Risha had a newspaper entitled Sahwat al-Iraq (Iraq's Awakening).
The Iraqi Salvation Council under the leadership of Shaykh Ahmed Abu Risha has just joined the newly created the Iraqi Unity Alliance, along with over 26 political parties, the most important ones, Iraqi ConstitutionalParty with Jawad al-Boulani( Minister of Interior)Shaykh Ahmed al-Samarai, President of the Sunnis Waqf or Council, National Independent Assembly with SHaykh Omar Hechel, Saadun al-Dulaimi, a former Minister of Defense, and so many others, because the list is still open for others to join the Alliance.
Anbar Salvation Council
Anbar Salvation Council is a collection of tribal militias in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, formed by former Baathists and nationalists to fight al-Qaeda in Iraq and other associated terrorist groups. In Arabic the council is known as Sahawa Al Anbar, abbreviated SAA when referred to by the US Army...
. 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
Ramadi
Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869...
, Anbar, Iraq.
Sheik Ahmed was selected to take over as leader of the Anbar Salvation Council
Anbar Salvation Council
Anbar Salvation Council is a collection of tribal militias in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, formed by former Baathists and nationalists to fight al-Qaeda in Iraq and other associated terrorist groups. In Arabic the council is known as Sahawa Al Anbar, abbreviated SAA when referred to by the US Army...
by the Sheiks of Anbar province. The Sheik met with President Barack Obama both before and after the 2008 Presidential Election. As of November 2008, Abu Risha had a newspaper entitled Sahwat al-Iraq (Iraq's Awakening).
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.”
The Iraqi Salvation Council under the leadership of Shaykh Ahmed Abu Risha has just joined the newly created the Iraqi Unity Alliance, along with over 26 political parties, the most important ones, Iraqi ConstitutionalParty with Jawad al-Boulani( Minister of Interior)Shaykh Ahmed al-Samarai, President of the Sunnis Waqf or Council, National Independent Assembly with SHaykh Omar Hechel, Saadun al-Dulaimi, a former Minister of Defense, and so many others, because the list is still open for others to join the Alliance.
External links
- Slain sheik a stark contrast to his brother Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, October 13, 2007 - Ally pledges to continue sheik's work Stars and StripesStars and Stripes (newspaper)Stars and Stripes is a news source that operates from inside the United States Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests,...
, September 22, 2007 - Sheik Led Sunni Fight Against Al-Qaida Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, September 13, 2007 - US calls sheikh's assassination an 'outrage' Agence France-PresseAgence France-PresseAgence France-Presse is a French news agency, the oldest one in the world, and one of the three largest with Associated Press and Reuters. It is also the largest French news agency. Currently, its CEO is Emmanuel Hoog and its news director Philippe Massonnet...
, September 13, 2007 - Bomb Kills Key Iraqi Sheikh Voice of AmericaVoice of AmericaVoice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
, September 13, 2007 - Profile: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha
- Top Sunni Sheik Killed in IED Attack