University of Anbar
جامعة الأنبار
TypePublic
Established1987
Location
33°24′10″N 43°15′44″E / 33.4027°N 43.2623°E / 33.4027; 43.2623
WebsiteUniversity of Anbar (in English)

The University of Anbar (Arabic: جامعة الأنبار) is an Iraqi university in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. It was founded in 1987 with a college of education and a college of girls' education, and then expanded until it reached university status in 2011 with 19 colleges.

Colleges

2014 hostage crisis

See also: Anbar clashes (2013–14)

On 7 June, gunmen linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant briefly took students at the university hostage after killing a number of guards and destroying "a bridge leading to the main gate".[1] The crisis was resolved when students were permitted to leave several hours later, departing the campus in buses provided by the local government. No students were reported to have been injured during the incident.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Iraq Militants Storm University, Taking Dozens Of Students Hostage". The Huffington Post UK. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ Yacoub, Sammer N. (7 June 2014). "Iraq Gunmen Take University, Briefly Hold Hostages". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 June 2014.