Sunni Tribesmen

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  Yemen Clashes Kill 26 as Embassy Closures Continue

  Clashes between Shi'ite Houthi militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside Al Qaeda militants killed 26 people in Yemen, local officials said, as the United Arab Emirates joined Saudi Arabia and Western countries in closing its embassy in the country.

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  US Plans to Arm Iraq's Sunni Tribesmen with AK-47s, RPGs, Mortars

  The United States plans to buy arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds to help bolster the battle against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, according to a Pentagon document prepared for Congress.

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  Islamic State Kills at Least 25 Iraqi Tribesmen Near Ramadi: Officials

  Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe in a village on the eastern edge of the provincial capital Ramadi, local officials said on Saturday, in apparent revenge for tribal opposition to the radical Islamists.

• Hundreds of Iraqi Tribesmen Opposed to Islamic State Found in Mass Graves

  The bodies of 150 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe which fought Islamic State have been found in a mass grave, security officials said on Thursday.

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  Islamic State Jihadists Behead Sunni Tribesmen in Syria

  Jihadists from the Islamic State group have beheaded four tribesmen in eastern Syria, after accusing them of collaborating with the government, a monitoring group said on Monday.

• Iraqi Kurds Retake Country's Main Dam from Jihadists

  Iraqi Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes retook the country's largest dam from jihadists yesterday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.

• Kurds Advance on Key Iraq Dam, Sunnis Hit Jihadists

  Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes pushed back jihadists around Iraq's largest dam on Sunday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.

• Yemen Clashes Between Rebels, Islamists Kill 35

  Yemeni security officials say two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Islamist tribesmen in the country's north have killed at least 35 fighters on both sides.

• Sunni Tribesmen Seize Iraqi Border Crossing with Jordan

  Sunni tribesmen took control of a border crossing between Iraq and Jordan after Iraq's army pulled out of the area following clashes with rebels, Iraqi and Jordanian intelligence sources said on Monday.

• 27 Killed in Clashes in Yemen's Northwest

  Clashes between Shiite northern rebels, ultraconservative Sunni tribesmen and military troops left 27 killed in the country's restive northwest, security officials and tribesmen said Tuesday.

• Iraq's Prime Minister says army won't attack Fallujah, militants must go

  Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday ruled out a military assault on Fallujah, saying he wanted to spare the city more carnage and give Sunni Muslim tribesmen time to expel al Qaeda-linked fighters.

• Clashes kill at least 23 in north Yemen

  Two days of clashes between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside hardline Salafists in northern Yemen have killed at least 23 people, sources said on Sunday.