Andrea Bruce Woodall Photo Coverage of Iraq

RAMADI, IRAQ - JUNE 3, 2008: Sheik Jassim Muhammed al-Sweidawi stands in the room where his seven brothers were abducted and killed by Al Qaeda militants. In less than two years "Sheik Jassim" has become the most powerful man in this patch of eastern Ramadi. He is among a new generation of tribal leaders asserting influence across Sunni areas. They have won their respect by fighting Sunni insurgents of the Al Qaeda in Iraq group. With American money and support, they have brought a fragile order to Anbar Province, once Iraq's most violent theater, accomplishing in months what the U.S. military could not do in years. (Photo by Andrea Bruce Woodall/The Washington Post via Getty Images)