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Sunni Arab tribes in Anbar, the western Iraqi province, have vowed to avenge the killing of Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, their leader. He died in a roadside-bomb attack near his home in Ramadi, the provincial capital, on Thursday. Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was leader of the Anbar Salvation Council, an alliance of clans that supported the Iraqi government and US forces in fighting al-Qaeda in the province. Thousands of people gathered in Ramadi to attend Friday's funeral. "We blame al-Qaeda and we are going to continue our fight and avenge his death," Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, brother of Abdul Sattar...

Ramadi: Sunni Arab Iraqis on Friday vowed to keep fighting Al Qaida after the assassination of a tribal leader who fought terrorism in the country. Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was killed in a bomb attack on Thursday near his home in Ramadi, less than two weeks after he met US President George W. Bush. "All the tribes agreed to fight Al Qaida until the last child in Anbar," said his brother, Ahmed Abu Risha. US forces in Anbar also made the same pledge. Abu Risha was buried in the same Ramadi cemetery where his father and brother were buried. Risha...