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  • Iraqi Earns $1 Million for Tip Leading to Insurgent's Capture

    02/03/2004 10:48:05 AM PST · by Calpernia · 10 replies · 207+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Feb. 3, 2004 | By Gerry J. Gilmore
    An Iraqi citizen who assisted U.S. forces in the capture of a prominent diehard of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein's regime has become a millionaire. "We have approved a payment of $1 million to the Iraqi informant," Dan Senor, senior spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority, reported today from Baghdad. The Iraqi, whose name remains undisclosed for security purposes, had provided information that led to the Jan. 11 capture of Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad, a former Baathist Party regional leader in Anbar Province, which includes Fallujah, Khalidiyah and Ramadi. Thanks to the Iraqi's tip, U.S. 82nd Airborne Division soldiers and special operations...