▁before ▁this ▁week end ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁several ▁Ira qi ▁tribes ▁near ▁Ram adi ▁led ▁by ▁She ikh ▁Abd ul ▁S att ar ▁Ab u ▁R ish a ▁revol ted ▁against ▁various ▁ins urg ent ▁groups ▁with ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁They ▁formed ▁the ▁An bar ▁Aw ak ening ▁and ▁helped ▁turn ▁the ▁t ide ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁military . ▁ ▁Two ▁more ▁provinces ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Provin cial ▁Ira qi ▁Control ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Italian ▁troops ▁handed ▁security ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁D hi ▁Q ar ▁province ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁forces , ▁making ▁D hi ▁Q ar ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁ 1 8 ▁provinces ▁to ▁come ▁under ▁complete ▁local ▁control . ▁A ▁transfer ▁ceremony ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁N asi ri y ah . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁handed ▁over ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁province ▁of ▁Naj af ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁security ▁forces . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁U . S . ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁announced ▁a ▁" Sur ge " ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁U . S . ▁troops ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁Also ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁US ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁trib al ▁forces ▁secured ▁Ram