Abdul Sattar Abu Risha
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha (Arabic: عبد الستار أبو ريشة) – Sheikh Abdul Sattar Eftikhan al-Rishawi الشيخ عبد الستار افتيخان الريشاوي – (born 1972 – 13 September 2007) was a high-profile Iraqi tribal sheikh of the Abu-Risha tribe. He was the leader of an alliance of Iraqi Sunni Arab tribes that opposed al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha | |
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| Born | 1972 |
| Died | 13 September 2007 (aged 34–35) Ramadi, Iraq |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Other names | Abdul Sattar Buzaigh Hisham al-Rishawi, Sheikh Sittar |
| Occupation | Sunni tribal chief in Al-Anbar |
| Known for | "Anbar Awakening" – opposing al-Qaeda in Iraq |
| Relatives | Ahmed Abu Risha (brother) |
Abu Risha was assassinated shortly after becoming an ally of the Iraqi government through forming an organisation of fellow tribal chiefs called the Sahawat al-Anbar (Anbar Awakening), based in Anbar's provincial capital of Ramadi, some 70 miles (110 km) west of Baghdad.
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