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    Al Anbar Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الأنبار; muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of...
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    Iraqi governorate of Al Anbar. The Iraq War lasted from 2003 to 2011, but the majority of the fighting and counterinsurgency campaign in Anbar took place...
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  • On 31 August 2024, a raid occurred in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. At least fifteen Islamic State militants were killed and six U.S. soldiers were injured...
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  • Anbar (Arabic: الأنبار, romanized: al-Anbār, Syriac: ܐܢܒܐܪ, romanized: Anbar) was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It played a role in the...
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  • Al-Asad Airbase (IATA: IQA, ICAO: ORAA) is an Iraqi airbase located in al-Anbar Governorate of western Iraq. It was originally known as Qadisiyah Airbase...
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    The election for the governorate council of Iraq's Al Anbar Governorate were held on January 30, 2005, the same date as the Iraqi legislative election...
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    families' homes. Another proposal exists to add a 19th governorate: Fallujah, from part of the Al Anbar. This largely did not occur due to the ISIS insurgency...
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  • Omar al-Baghdadi was born Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al-Zawi in 1959 in the village of Al-Zawiyah,[citation needed]close to Haditha in Al-Anbar Governorate...
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    Sunni tribal leader who is the leader of the Dulaim tribe, in the Al Anbar Governorate.[failed verification] Ali was born in Baghdad in 1971. His father...
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    Fallujah (redirect from Al Fallujah)
    Fallujah (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة al-Fallūjah [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates River, it is located roughly...
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  • sources. Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi, born Nour Karim al-Mutni, he belonged to the Albu 'Ubayd tribe of Rawa in western al Anbar Governorate and grew up there...
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  • The Al Anbar Governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk...
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    of the anti-government protests. This incident led to violence in Al Anbar Governorate between the Iraqi Army and a loose alliance of tribal militias and...
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  • Island, Euphrates (Al Anbar Governorate) Hajjam Island Jubbah Island, Euphrates (Al Anbar Governorate) Om al-Babi Island, Shatt al-Arab Om al-Khanazeer Island...
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    Ramadi (redirect from Ramadi, Al Anbar)
    largest city of Al Anbar Governorate which touches on Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The city extends along the Euphrates which bisects Al Anbar. Founded by...
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    Ar-Rutba District (category Districts of Al Anbar Governorate)
    Al Anbar Governorate also the largest in the entirety of Iraq, covering 93,445 km2, and the least populated in relative and absolute terms in Anbar Governorate...
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  • within Al Anbar Governorate and Karbala Governorate. It runs for roughly 250 kilometres (160 mi), from Iraqi-Saudi border (near Arar) in Al Anbar Governorate...
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    al-Dulaimi, who had sued Halbousi claiming that he had forged Dulaimi's signature on a resignation letter. He was previously the governor of Al Anbar...
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  • The Al Anbar governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 June 2013 alongside elections for Nineveh. Whilst elections for 13 of Iraq's 18 governorates were...
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    Sunni Triangle, Upper Mesopotamia and the desert areas, such as Al-Anbar Governorate in the Arabian Desert and Syrian Desert. The Sunni Kurds inhabit...
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    Haditha (category Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate)
    Haditha (Arabic: حَدِيثَةٌ, al-Ḥadīthah) is a town in the Al Anbar Governorate, about 240 km (150 mi) northwest of Baghdad. It is a farming town situated...
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    capital. The districts are listed below, by governorate (with capital in parentheses): Al-Qa'im District (Al-Qa'im) Ar-Rutba District (Ar-Rutba) Anah District...
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    open list form of party-list proportional representation, using the governorates as the constituencies, is the electoral system used. The counting system...
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  • Al-Qa'im District (Arabic: قضاء القائم) is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, on the border with Syria. It is centred on the town of Al-Qa'im. The...
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    Operation Sayeed (category Military operations of the Anbar campaign (2003–2011))
    Hunter in English, was a series of operations conducted in western Al Anbar Governorate by the United States Marine Corps in 2005. It was an umbrella operation...
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  • name): University of Anbar / College of Medicine, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq University of Babylon / College of Medicine, Babil Governorate, Iraq University...
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  • located in the Al Anbar Governorate. It has a population of about 74,100 and it's the center of the Al-Qa'im District. The river water at Al-Qa'im carries...
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    region around the middle course of the Euphrates River, in modern Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Its known history covers the period from the Middle Bronze...
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  • Hit District (category Districts of Al Anbar Governorate)
    Hīt (Arabic: قضاء هيت) is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. It is centred on the city of Hīt, this district has between 75,000 and 90,000 inhabitants...
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    Abu Kamal (redirect from Al-bu-Kamal)
    the south-east is the Al-Qa'im border crossing to the town of Husaybah in the Al-Qa'im District of Iraq's Al Anbar Governorate. When part of the Ottoman...
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