| Albu Nimr البو نمر | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Location | Upper Euphrates river basin (mainly central Anbar, but also present in Mosul, Saladin & Baghdad) |
| Population | 500,000[1] |
| Language | Arabic, Iraqi Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Albu Nimr or al-Bu Nimr (Arabic: البو نمر or البونمر) is a Sunni Arab tribe (عشيرة ashirah) of some 500,000 people[1] living in Ramadi in Al Anbar Governorate of Iraq. It is part of the larger Dulaim tribe.
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.
- ^ a b "Isis will remain until the region's Sunnis feel safe". The Independent. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-09.
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