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Ramadi was the site of some of the fiercest fighting against U.S. troops during the Iraq war, then came a devastating fight with ISIS. Now, it’s emerging as one of Iraq’s most stable cities.
Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, has seen waves of warfare since the US occupation Published: July 11, 2021 11:36 NYT The Rose Plaza Hotel in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq s Anbar province. Ramadi is witnessing an investment boom. Image Credit: AFP
Ramadi: On the banks of the Euphrates River, the iron beams and bricks are going up for a 20-story luxury hotel with swimming pools, a spa, and restaurants jutting out into the blue-green waters at the edge of the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
While a five-star hotel is nothing unusual in many places, this is the first one being built in decades in battle-scarred Anbar province - part of a post-ISIS investment boom in an area that is now, surprisingly, one of the most stable in the country.