Jump to content

Iraqi rebels seize control of Ramadi's inner city

From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!

Thursday, December 1, 2005

Reuters reports that around 400 armed men launched an attack on the town of Ramadi, seizing control of various streets in the inner city. They allegedly set up checkpoints and distributed leaflets declaring that Al-Qaeda in Iraq, a group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was taking over the city.

Reuters reports that there were no U.S. forces in the streets and that the U.S. military did not immediately respond to a request for information about the situation.

Ramadi is at the south-west of the so-called Sunni Triangle and its population is around 400,000.

Sources

  • Reuters. Iraqi rebels launch assault in Ramadi — Reuters, December 1, 2005
  • Ellen Knickmeyer and Fred Barbash. Rebels Briefly Control Central Ramadi in Presence of Marines — The Washington Post, December 1, 2005


  Share this article

Email this story Share on Facebook Share on Telegram Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Share on WeChat

Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Bluesky Share on Mastodon