Al Qaeda in Iraq and other militants eventually developed a strong foothold in many towns. Major changes occurred in Anbar over the last two years, however, with the emergence of the awakening ...

Iraqi security forces ... an official told the al-Sumaria television. Hussein Kassar, head of the Security Committee in the al-Wafa area of Anbar, said militants fled to the nearby city of ...

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