Ahmed Abu Risha

Ahmed Bezaa Abu Risha
أحمد أبو ريشة
Abu Risha in 2009.
Born1969 (age 55–56)
Anbar, Ba'athist Iraq
OccupationSunni tribal chief in Al-Anbar
Known for"Anbar Awakening" - opposing al-Qaeda in Iraq
Political partyUnity Alliance of Iraq
RelativesAbdul Sattar Abu Risha (younger brother)

Sheik Ahmed Bezaa Abu Risha (Arabic: أحمد أبو ريشة) is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province, and led the movement of Sunni tribesmen known as the Anbar Salvation Council.

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