IED wounds 3 Sahwa fighters in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Three Sahwa council fighters on Wednesday were wounded in an explosive charge blast the occurred in Anbar province, according to a local police chief. “The roadside device, which went off in Halibaja village (3 km east of al-Karma district), wounded a Sahwa leader in Falluja, Naeem Saleh Abullah, who was on his way back home, as well as two of his guards,” Lt. Col. Hatif Mohammed told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Sahwa councils are anti-Qaeda fighters working in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF) and the Iraqi government. Headed by local chieftains, the councils have been credited with helping reduce violence in many Iraqi provinces, like Anbar, Diala, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din. Falluja, the largest city in Anbar, lies 45 km west of Baghdad; while Ramadi, the capital city of the province, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1