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Fasal Al Gaood
Sheikh Faisal Raikan al-Gut al-Nimrawi ( ar, فصال القعود; died 25 June 2007), also known as Fasal al Gaood ( ar, فصال القعود), was a Governor of Anbar, Iraq and an important Iraqi Sunni Muslim ally of the United States. He served as interim governor of the province from July 2004 to January 2005. Fasal al Gaood helped to form an umbrella group of tribal Sunni leaders called the Anbar Salvation Council. The goal of the organization was to ally themselves with U.S. forces against Al Qaeda insurgents in Sunni regions of Iraq, such as Al Anbar. The council had been unfortunately torn by infighting. Al Gaood was killed on June 25, 2007, in a suicide bombing blast at the Mansour Hotel in Baghdad along with 11 others. Six of those killed, including al Gaood, were members of the Anbar Salvation Council, who were meeting at the hotel at the time. Investigators believe that the Sunni tribal leaders were the targets. The blast also killed Rahim al-Maliki, a prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Anbar Governorate
Al Anbar Governorate ( ar, محافظة الأنبار; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The population is mostly Sunni Muslims. The provincial capital is Ramadi; other important cities include Fallujah and Al-Qa'im. The governorate was known as Ramadi up to 1976 when it was renamed Al Anbar Province, and it was known as Dulaim before 1962. A large majority of the inhabitants of the province are Sunni Muslims and most belong to the Dulaim tribe, all of which speak Arabic. In early 2014, the Islamic State, with the assistance of some local Sunni militias, launched a successful campaign to seize control of the province from the Iraqi government. Numerous offensive actions were undertaken by the Iraqi government, with the assistance of local Sunni tribes to remove ISIL's occupation of the province, especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
