Shocked By Success: 30% Of All Refugees Return To Al Anbar In Less Than 2 Months
Anbar, Dec 8, (VOI) – In a stunning turnaround that has left all local and national leaders “shocked”, according to Baghdad interior ministry spokesman, 30% of the displaced families in the Sunni Anbar province returned home over the past two months alone, a spokesman for Anbar’s tribal awakening council said on Saturday.
Until this Spring, Al Anbar was ruled by Al Qaeda group Islamic State Of Iraq, and it’s capital, Ramadi, was known to the press as both “the most evil” and “the most dangerous” city in the world.
“Many displaced families returned to their homes in the cities of Ramadi, Falluja, Hit, Haditha, and Aana over the past two months because of the improvements in the security situation,” Sheikh Falih Abu Risha told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
“Efforts are underway to provide all returnees with their needs and ensure a normal life for them,” Abu Risha indicated, calling on those still displaced to return to their cities of origin in the province.
The awakening councils are anti-Qaeda fighters working in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF) and the Iraqi government.
Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar province, lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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December 8th, 2007 at 1:37 pmAwesome!
December 8th, 2007 at 2:48 pmThats what i like to hear. I would say the success in Iraq is pretty damn close to Irreversible. EAT IT MURTHA!
December 8th, 2007 at 5:02 pmThat’s great news. Liberals will be along any minute to take a dump on it.
December 8th, 2007 at 5:02 pmReid, Murtha, Pelosi, Durban the Turban, Shrillary, Obama and Osama are all going to be pissed.
December 8th, 2007 at 7:39 pmSaid it before. Say it again.
This is when you can now genuinely say its turned the corner.
This is the key folks. Its about the Iraqis and THEIR country.
Myself as a 50% Socialist. This is the blueprint for destroying the left on this issue.
Trust me I know I play devils advocate (with the granola types) on your behalf alot and this is the Ace of Aces.
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December 9th, 2007 at 11:20 amIt does make it pretty obvious who they were running away from, doesn’t it?
December 9th, 2007 at 6:05 pm