U.S. forces release 25 detainees

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Twenty-five detainees on Thursday were freed by U.S. forces after they have been cleared of any wrongdoing, a police source from Anbar province said. “On Thursday evening, 25 detainees were released by U.S. forces and handed over to the Falluja police department,” the source told IraqiNews.com. The Falluja police have interrogated those released and freed them. 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. SS (P) 1