Bombers assassinate key US ally

September 14, 2007 - 6:39AM
A Sunni Arab tribal leader instrumental in driving al Qaeda out of Iraq's Anbar province has been killed by a bomb attack less than two weeks after meeting US President George Bush in the desert region.
The killing of Abdul Sattar Abu Risha brought condemnation from the White House. Abu Risha was the leader of an alliance of Sunni Arab tribes that joined US troops to push al Qaeda from much of the western area hailed by Mr Bush as a success story in Iraq. His death came as Mr Bush prepared to deliver a evening televised address about his war strategy.

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