NEWS MIDDLE EAST
Blast kills Iraqi tribal leader
A prominent Iraqi Sunni tribal leader, who has been working with the US against al-Qaeda in Iraq in al-Anbar province since last year, has been killed, state television reported.Sattar Abu Reesha was reportedly killed by a roadside bomb outside his home in the city of Ramadi on Thursday.
Sheikh Reesha was leader of the Anbar Salvation Council, an alliance of clans that supported the Iraqi government and US forces in fighting al-Qaeda.
Last week, he met George Bush, US president, during a visit to al-Anbar
Sep 13 2007