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| A leader of an alliance of Sunni Arab tribes which opposes al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in Falluja, police say. | A leader of an alliance of Sunni Arab tribes which opposes al-Qaeda in Iraq has been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in Falluja, police say. |
| Sheikh Ibrahim Mutayri al-Mohammedi, a senior member of the Awakening Council in the city, was killed along with one of his aides at his home on Saturday. | Sheikh Ibrahim Mutayri al-Mohammedi, a senior member of the Awakening Council in the city, was killed along with one of his aides at his home on Saturday. |
| Police said the five men who carried out the attack belonged to al-Qaeda in Iraq and were killed in the explosion. | Police said the five men who carried out the attack belonged to al-Qaeda in Iraq and were killed in the explosion. |
| Several leaders of Awakening Councils have been killed in the past year. | Several leaders of Awakening Councils have been killed in the past year. |
| The head of the alliance in the province, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, a key US ally who was widely credited with having defeated al-Qaeda in much of western Iraq, was assassinated in September. | The head of the alliance in the province, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, a key US ally who was widely credited with having defeated al-Qaeda in much of western Iraq, was assassinated in September. |
| The Sunni tribes' alliance with US and Iraqi forces has been a key factor in helping reduce dramatically the violence in and around Baghdad, and has forced many al-Qaeda in Iraq fighters to flee to other provinces. | The Sunni tribes' alliance with US and Iraqi forces has been a key factor in helping reduce dramatically the violence in and around Baghdad, and has forced many al-Qaeda in Iraq fighters to flee to other provinces. |
| 'Settle scores' | |
| Sheikh Mohammedi was killed when five members of al-Qaeda in Iraq attacked his home in al-Saqlawiya, a northern district of Falluja, on Saturday, police said. | Sheikh Mohammedi was killed when five members of al-Qaeda in Iraq attacked his home in al-Saqlawiya, a northern district of Falluja, on Saturday, police said. |
| The Iraqi satellite channel, al-Sharqiya, reported that the two suicide bombers among the group had been brothers. | The Iraqi satellite channel, al-Sharqiya, reported that the two suicide bombers among the group had been brothers. |
| An adviser to the Awakening Council, Thamir al-Tamimi, said groups allied to al-Qaeda in Iraq had recently been targeting its leaders to "settle scores". | An adviser to the Awakening Council, Thamir al-Tamimi, said groups allied to al-Qaeda in Iraq had recently been targeting its leaders to "settle scores". |
| In other violence on Saturday, the leader of the journalists' union in Iraq, Shibab al-Timimi, was shot and seriously wounded by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad. | In other violence on Saturday, the leader of the journalists' union in Iraq, Shibab al-Timimi, was shot and seriously wounded by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad. |
| Mr Timimi, who is in his 70s, has been the head of the union for several years. | Mr Timimi, who is in his 70s, has been the head of the union for several years. |
| The international media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, said recently that nearly 50 journalists were killed in Iraq last year. | The international media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, said recently that nearly 50 journalists were killed in Iraq last year. |