Weapons depot found in Anbar

Anbar-Ammo ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Security forces on Tuesday found a stockpile of weapons and ammunitions buried in al-Qaem district in western Iraq, a police source said. “The forces found the weapons and ammunitions in Saada village in al-Qaem district on borders with Syria,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The depot contains 5 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), six cannonballs and five bombs,” he explained. “The weapons were sent to a special committee to destroy them,” he also said, without giving more details. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. Anbar is the largest province in Iraq geographically. Encompassing much of the country’s western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Anbar is overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Arab. Anbar’s main cities are Falluja, the capital Ramadi, Haditha, Hit, Aana and Rutba. The name of the province translates “granaries,” as this region was the primary entrepôt on the western borders of Lakhmid Kingdom. The province was known as Dulaim until 1962 when it was changed to Ramadi. In 1976 it was renamed al-Anbar. SH (P)/SR 1