Albu Nimr
Albu Nimr or al-Bu Nimr (Arabic: البو نمر or البونمر) is a Sunni Arab tribe (عشيرة ashirah) of some 500,000 people living in the area of Ramadi in Al Anbar Governorate of Iraq. It is part of the larger Dulaim tribe.
| Albu Nimr البو نمر | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Location | Upper Euphrates river basin (mainly central Anbar, but also present in Mosul, Saladin & Baghdad) |
| Population | 500,000 |
| Language | Arabic, Iraqi Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
In the years after 2007, Albu Nimr was part of the Sahwa militia that fought al-Qaeda in Iraq. In 2014, it was one of the Sunni Arab tribes that fiercely opposed the Islamic State.
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