▁while ▁they ▁rep a ired ▁the ▁station . ▁But ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁refused ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁post ▁and ▁instead ▁put ▁their ▁flag ▁back ▁up ▁and ▁res umed ▁pat rolling ▁that ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁Aw ak ening ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁loc als ▁out rag ed ▁by ▁A Q I ' s ▁dis reg ard ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁fun eral ▁laws , ▁the ▁char ism atic ▁S att ar ▁stepped ▁forward ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁push ▁toward ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Americans . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁organized ▁a ▁trib al ▁council , ▁attended ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁she iks ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mac F ar land , ▁where ▁he ▁officially ▁declared ▁an ▁" An bar ▁Aw ak ening ". ▁It ▁would ▁conven e ▁an ▁Aw ak ening ▁Council ▁dedicated ▁to ▁driving ▁the ▁A Q I ▁out ▁of ▁Ram adi ▁and ▁establish ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁local ▁govern ance . ▁ ▁The ▁An bar ▁Aw ak ening ▁was ▁realized ▁with ▁S itt ar ▁as ▁its ▁leader . ▁ ▁Mc F ar land , ▁speaking ▁later ▁about ▁the ▁meeting , ▁said , ▁" I ▁told ▁them ▁that ▁I ▁now ▁knew ▁what ▁it ▁was ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁Independ ence ▁Hall ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁when ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁was ▁signed ." ▁ ▁While ▁attacks ▁remained ▁high ▁through ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Aw ak ening ▁and ▁S itt ar ' s ▁influence ▁began ▁to ▁spread .