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was in Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar province. The sheikhs and officials were Sunni by sect, so they initially cooperated with AQI to counterbalance the Shiite government and the Shiite insurgents. But later, the terrorism which AQI promoted was not in line with the Sheik's interests. They then joined forces with the US troops in the area, the Iraqi Police and the Provisional Army. They strengthened the city council and dubbed their movement the "awakening". The US and the Iraqi people later gained control of Fallujah and Ramadi. This movement was one of the shining symbols of counterinsurgency policy—rhetoric of the
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an additional 3,000; however, the ministry hasn't specified the contract length or specific positions for the men to fill. Deborah D. Avant, director of international studies at the University of California-Irvine, said there are ominous similarities between the awakening councils and armed groups in past conflicts that were used for short-term military gains but ended up being roadblocks for state building.
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government, the U.S. 'surge' strategy is at risk for failing, "even to the point of reverting back to pre-surge status". Subsequent results of the US-UK 2007 "Iraqi Surge" seem to have disproved Mardini's speculation. Those Awakening Council demands include that Awakening fighters be incorporated into Iraq's security forces, having permanent positions and payrolls.
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The Iraqi government pledged to absorb about a quarter of the men into the state military and security services, and to provide vocational training to the rest of the members of the Awakening groups. The Iraqi Interior Ministry agreed to hire about 7,000 men on temporary contracts and planned to hire
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The Awakening fighters in Iraq were credited by many independent analysts with reducing levels of violence in the areas in which they operated; however, the rapid growth of the groups, whose salaries were initially paid for completely by the US military, also led to concerns about allegations of some
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The Iraqi Defense Ministry had planned to disband the Awakening groups so they do not become a separate military force. "We completely, absolutely reject the Awakening becoming a third military organization," Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qadir al-Obaidi said. Al-Obaidi said the groups also would not
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Battalion under the command of LtCol Dale Alford in November 2005, after being forcibly displaced from their traditional base in Al-Qa'im, and began receiving weapons and training. From August to December 2006, the Anbar Province of Iraq was occupied by Al Qaeda (AQI). Much of the stronghold of AQI
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By June 6, 2012, about 70,000 members of the group had been integrated into the Iraqi Security Forces or given civilian jobs, with 30,000 continuing to maintain checkpoints and being paid a salary by the government of around $ 300 per month. On January 29, 2013, Iraqi Shia-appointed officials said
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announced that he will extend his ceasefire on his Jaysh al-Mahdi militia. But according to Mardini, the uncertainty facing the Sunni tribal Awakening movement's status may cut that ceasefire short. Mardini suggests that if the movement's demands are not satisfied by Iraq's Shia-dominated central
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq condemned the groups for fighting insurgents and for standing by the "filthy crusaders". Some members of the awakening groups were reportedly former insurgents, and some awakening members have been killed by former awakening members in suicide bombings. Sheiks who worked with the
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In October 2008, the Iraqi government took over from the American military the responsibility for paying 54,000 members of the Awakening councils. Many of the Awakening fighters put little trust in the Iraqi government to help employ them. "I consider the transfer an act of betrayal by the U.S.
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played on religious divides to consolidate his power. Maliki denounced the Sons of Iraq as a national threat, actively dismantling them and refusing to integrate them into Iraqi's security services. Sunnis formerly serving with the group were faced with options including becoming unemployed or
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Al-Rishawi founded the Anbar Salvation Council in September 2006 with dozens of Sunni tribes. Many of the new newly friendly leaders are believed to have at least tacitly supported the insurgency in the past, though al-Rishawi said he never did. His movement, also known as the
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On January 21, 2013, the Iraqi Shia-dominated government, announced the execution of 26 men convicted of "terrorism", including Adel Mashhadani, who was arrested in March 2009 and sentenced to death in November of that year for killing a young girl in a revenge attack.
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In 2009, Iraqi Defense Ministry disbanded the Sunni Awakening groups so they would not become a separate military force. Later that year, some Awakening groups threatened to set the streets ablaze and "start a tribal war" after not doing well in elections.
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Despite warnings from some portions of United States intelligence community, Sheik Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi was assassinated along with two bodyguards, by a roadside bomb planted near his home in Ramadi, in September 2007. His brother,
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The groups were paid by the American military and the Iraqi government to lay down their arms against coalition forces, patrol neighborhoods, and to fight against other Sunni insurgents. The US military says the groups helped it target
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province. The drive-by shootings and point-blank assassinations were documented in an Islamic State video called "The Clanging of the Swords." Between 2009 and 2013, 1,345 Awakening members were killed. In one town,
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they would raise the salaries of Awakening Council fighters, the latest bid to appease Sunni anti-government rallies that erupted in December, 2012. Some 41,000 Awakening Council fighters are to receive 500,000
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address marked this as the ideal of counterinsurgency. The six points which Bush outlined were met; the people were united to save their city and the US forces gained support of both the officials and citizens.
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offered 3,000 of the 100,000 Sons of Iraq members jobs in Diyala Province in hopes that it would lead to information about militants in the area. Other members of the paramilitary were used in the
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In 2005, the Albu Mahals, a tribe that smuggled foreign fighters and material across the Syria–Iraq border, was being forced out of their territory by the Al Salmani tribe allied with
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warned that the US-armed 'concerned local citizens' were an armed Sunni opposition in the making, and argued that such groups should be under the command of the Iraqi Army or police.
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in the earlier phases of the war, elements of this group have since allied themselves with the U.S. to rid their country of foreign extremist composing mainly of
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military officers that united in 2005 to maintain stability in their communities. A moderate group, they were initially sponsored by
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According to Ramzy Mardini, an Iraq expert at the Jamestown Foundation, "the rise of the Awakening councils may risk reigniting the
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be allowed to have any infrastructure, such as a headquarters building, that would give them long-term legitimacy.
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writes the awakening groups caused al-Qaeda in Iraq to soften its tactics in an effort to regain public support.
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began a campaign of assassination of Sunni tribal leaders and the remnants of the Awakening movement in Iraq's
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leader in the Al-Anbar province leading a growing movement of Sunni tribesmen who have turned against
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members' past activities fighting against coalition forces and concerns of infiltration by al-Qaeda.
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awakening movement also frequently faced killings which originated from outside the movement.
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Several political parties formed out of the Awakening movements contested the
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In March 2009, the leader of the Sunni tribal-based Awakening Movement in
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General Command of the Armed Forces, Resistance and Liberation in Iraq
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Army," said one Awakening member in response to the transfer.
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Iraqi police affiliated with the Sons of Iraq in Ramadi
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Awakening movements in Iraq are also referred to as:
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armed force across the country in less than a year.
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The Sons of Iraq were also known by numerous names:
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The tribe proposed an alliance with the local 2124:"Sunni Sheik Who Backed U.S. in Iraq Is Killed" 1862: 1860: 1253:"Shiite Power Struggle Is Iraq's 'Last Battle'" 1355:"In a Force for Iraqi Calm, Seeds of Conflict" 1022:"Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights" 875:– former leader of the Anbar Salvation Council 2532:Popular Resistance for the Liberation of Iraq 2365: 2314:Murad Batal Al-shishani (November 19, 2008). 1797:"Group Claims Responsibility for Iraq Attack" 8: 3143:Non-military counterinsurgency organizations 1917: 1915: 1836:"Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq" 1791: 1789: 1161:"Iraqi neighbours rise up against al-Qa'eda" 968: 966: 693:more precisely and avoid collateral damage. 27:Iraqi military group in Al Anbar (2005–2013) 3148:Non-military counterterrorist organizations 284:Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn 2960: 2852: 2556: 2372: 2358: 2350: 494:National Council for the Awakening of Iraq 452:National Council for the Salvation of Iraq 36: 2529:Political Media Organ of the Ba'ath Party 1040:"Opinion: Who's to blame for Iraq crisis" 2252:"10 tribal leaders aiding U.S. abducted" 2210:from the original on September 12, 2007. 1730:"Turning Iraq's Tribes Against Al-Qaeda" 1697: 1695: 1609:"Sunni Sheiks Join Fight Vs. 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Index

Sunni Awakening
Sahwah

Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi
Executed
Ali Hatem Ali Sulaiman
Al-Bu Nimr
Saad Ghaffoori (a.k.a. Abu Abed)
Executed
Executed
Albu Risha
Al-Jaghayfa
Al-Jabbour
Albu Fahd
Albu Nimr
Albu Isa
Albu Dhiyab
Albu Ali
Albu Fraj
Iraq
United States
United States
Iraq
Iraq
Syria
Iran
Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn
Islamic State
Iraq War
2013 Hawija Clashes

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