Posted on 04/24/2003 9:54:47 PM PDT by knak
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein's urbane spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz was in U.S. custody on Thursday, the 12th senior Iraqi official to be detained.
Following is a list of those so far reported captured:
April 12 - AMER HAMMOUDI AL-SAADI - Saddam Hussein's top scientific adviser surrenders in Baghdad. Saadi, who acted as liaison to U.N. weapons inspectors, arranged his surrender after learning he was No. 55 on the list.
April 13 - WATBAN IBRAHIM HASAN AL-TIKRITI - Saddam's half-brother was turned over to the U.S. military. Saddam removed him as interior minister in 1995 but he remained a presidential adviser. Watban was No. 51 on the list.
April 17 - BARZAN IBRAHIM HASAN AL-TIKRITI - Saddam Hussein's half-brother was captured by U.S. special forces in Baghdad. Barzan ran Iraq's intelligence service from 1979 to 1983 and was Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva from 1988 to 1997. He was No. 52.
April 17 - SAMIR ABUL AZIZ AL-NAJIM - The Baath party regional command chairman for East Baghdad, and No. 24 on the U.S. most-wanted list, was handed over to U.S.-led forces by Iraqi Kurds near Mosul.
April 19 - HIKMAT IBRAHIM AL-AZZAWI - Saddam's finance minister, also a deputy prime minister, was taken into custody in Baghdad after being captured by Iraqi police. He was No. 45.
April 19 - HUMAM ABDUL-KHALEQ ABDUL-GHAFUR - Saddam's minister of higher education and scientific research, and No. 54 on the most-wanted list, was taken into custody by U.S.-led troops.
April 21 - JAMAL MUSTAFA SULTAN al-TIKRITI - The Iraqi National Congress said Jamal, No. 40 on the list, had returned from Syria to surrender and was handed to U.S. forces. The INC spokesman said Jamal had served as Saddam's private secretary until his overthrow. He was also Saddam's only surviving son-in-law.
April 21 - MOHAMMED HAMZA AL-ZUBEIDI - The Iraqi National Congress said this regional commander and former Iraqi deputy prime minister, No. 18 on the list, had been captured by Free Iraqi Forces and handed over to U.S. custody.
April 23 - ZUHAYR TALIB ABD AL SATTAR AL NAQIB - A general who headed military intelligence, surrendered voluntarily to U.S. forces in Baghdad. Naqib was No. 21 on the U.S. list of wanted Iraqi officials and the Seven of Hearts on the deck of cards.
April 23 - MUZAHIM SA'B HASSAN AL-TIKRITI - Air Defence Force commander and No. 10 on the U.S. military's list and Queen of Diamonds in the deck of cards.
April 23 - MUHAMMED MEHDI SALEH - Iraqi minister of trade, No. 48 on list and Six of Hearts in the deck.
April 24 - TAREQ AZIZ - deputy prime minister and No. 43 on the U.S. list and Eight of Spades in the deck.
What kind of poker hand do we have?
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