• 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 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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    a major offensive in Anbar in conjunction with their assault on Northern Iraq. By 23 June, they controlled at least 70% of Anbar. Prior to the campaign...
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    The Anbar campaign (2015–2016) was a military campaign launched by the Iraqi Armed Forces and their allies aimed at recapturing areas of the Anbar Governorate...
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  • Look up anbar or Anbar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anbar may refer to: Anbar (town), near Iraqi capital Baghdad Al Anbar Governorate, a province...
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    names: Anbar's Salvation (Arabic: إنقاذ الأنبار Inqādh al-Anbār) or Anbar Salvation Council (Arabic: مجلس إنقاذ الأنبار majlis inqadh al-Anbār). In Arabic...
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    retake Anbar town - The National". Retrieved 6 July 2016. Amre Sarhan (18 May 2016). "Security forces fully liberate al-Rutba District, announces Anbar Operations"...
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    The Anbar campaign consisted of fighting between the United States military, together with Iraqi security forces, and Sunni insurgents in the western...
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    (اروندرود) --> Shatt al-Arab, and Asheb (آشب) --> Amadiya, Peroz-Shapur --> Anbar (town) In the modern era, the Safavid dynasty of Iran briefly reasserted hegemony...
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    ISIL from key Anbar town". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-10. "ISIS pulls out of town in Iraq's Anbar: general"....
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  • Babylonia Peroz-Shapur, now Anbar (town), a town adjacent or identical to Nehardea; academy of Pumbedita was moved to this town for half of the sixth century...
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    Syria, who was accused by Iraqi Government of ignoring it. The towns of western Anbar were captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2014...
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    (town) Ramadi Rawah Saddat al Hindiyah Samawah The following section lists the cities and town in order along the Euphrates river, within the Al Anbar...
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    Fallujah (category Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate)
    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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    Rafi al-Issawi (category People from Anbar (town))
    and Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Usama al-Nujayfi. Issawi was born in Anbar in 1966. He comes from the Albu Issa tribe. This tribe is the dominant tribe...
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  • Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur (category People from Anbar (town))
    former politician. Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur was born in Ramadi, Anbar Governorate, in 1945. He had a role in the Iraqi nuclear program. In 1981...
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  • Syria, who was accused by Iraqi government of ignoring it. The towns of western Anbar were captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2014...
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  • Battle of Hit (2016) (category History of Al Anbar Governorate)
    offensive launched by the Iraqi Government during the Anbar offensive, with the goal of recapturing the town of Hīt and the Hīt District from ISIL. After the...
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  • ISIL offensive to capture all of the Anbar Province. Ramadi was one of the Iraqi government's last strongholds in Anbar, after ISIL's success in a previous...
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    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 on the Euphrates...
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  • scores of gunmen took part in military parades in Ramadi and other Anbar towns to celebrate. "The Islamic State's Official Biography of the Caliph's...
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    scores of gunmen took part in military parades in Ramadi and other Anbar towns to celebrate. In reality, the group did not control territory in Iraq...
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  • town located nearly 400 km (248 mi) northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border and situated along the Euphrates River, and located in the Al Anbar Governorate...
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  • to fall out of the control of the Iraqi Government, and resulted in the Anbar campaign. On 30 December 2013, Iraqi forces dismantled a Sunni protest camp...
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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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  • Barf Anbar (Persian: برف انبار) is a city in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center...
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    ibn Bugha to take the town. The defense at al-Anbar was split into two groups, with the reinforcements stationed outside the town and the Bedouins within...
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    Battle of Ar-Rutbah (2016) (category History of Al Anbar Governorate)
    withdrawal was confirmed by a member of Anbar's security council. It was also reported that ISIL had abandoned the town of Kabisa as well, and they had also...
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    Ar-Rutbah (category Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate)
    (Arabic: الرطبة ar-Ruṭba, also Romanized Rutba, Rutbah) is an Iraqi town in western Al Anbar province, completely inhabited with Sunni Muslims. The population...
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    Ramadi (redirect from Ramadi, Al Anbar)
    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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