In Baqouba, Former Fedayeen Security Chief Detained by U.S. Military

AP ^ | 2-24-04

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In Baqouba, Former Fedayeen Security Chief Detained by U.S. Military

By Matt Moore / Associated Press Writer

FEB. 24, 2004 TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - A former Baath Party security chief suspected of financing anti-U.S. activities and working with top fugitive Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was detained by U.S. soldiers, the military reported Tuesday. Khatan al-Anber was apprehended late Monday night during a raid by 4th Infantry Division forces in Baqouba, Maj. Josslyn Aberle said.

Al-Anber, the former security chief of Diyala province, is suspected of financing a terrorist cell in the city.

Aberle said al-Anber had been providing logistics for al-Douri, the highest ranking figure still at large from the U.S. list of wanted people in the former regime of Saddam Hussein.

Al-Douri, the former vice chairman of the ruling Revolutionary Command Council and a member of Saddam's innermost circle, is No. 6 on the U.S. most-wanted list.

The Fedayeen militia that al-Anber was suspected of financing served as Saddam's private army and was one of the groups believed to be behind the ongoing insurgency against the U.S.-led occupation authority.

The team also detained seven other Iraqis, including one believed responsible for a roadside bomb that killed Army Pfc. Nichole M. Frye, 19, of Lena, Wis., on Feb. 16 as she rode in a convoy.

Elsewhere, soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment south of Balad stopped a truck carrying 200 155mm artillery shells after it was tailed by a pair of Kiowa helicopters.

In Beiji, solders with the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, arrested two members of the Iraqi police force there after discovering 10 RPG rounds. The soldiers staged the hasty raid after seeing 12 Iraqis flee into the police station.

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FEB. 24, 2004 TIKRIT, Iraq - A former Baath Party security chief suspected of financing anti-U.S. activities and working with top fugitive Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was detained by U.S. soldiers, the military reported Tuesday. Khatan al-Anber was apprehended late Monday night during a raid by 4th Infantry Division forces in Baqouba, Maj. Josslyn Aberle said.

Al-Anber, the former security chief of Diyala province, is suspected of financing a terrorist cell in the city.

Aberle said al-Anber had been providing logistics for al-Douri, the highest ranking figure still at large from the U.S. list of wanted people in the former regime of Saddam Hussein.

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  Fourth Infantry Division,

another bad day for the bad guys, ping!

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[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ terrorists and the democrats are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[Coop]

Our forces seem to be nailing everyone around al-Douri, but not the sleazeball himself.

Yet.

Given the current environment, his underwear cannot have much of a shelf life.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[PhilDragoo]

Al-Anber, the former security chief of Diyala province, is suspected of financing a terrorist cell in the city.

IED enema, next.

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Bump!