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  • Former Iraqi general said to be coordinating attacks

    10/29/2003 6:25:49 PM PST · by TexKat · 11 replies · 95+ views
    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A former Iraqi general, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, is reported to be coordinating attacks in Iraq by foreign fighters and Iraqi regime loyalists, a US defense official said. "There are reports that the al-Douri is coordinating the attacks," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The reports in military channels fingering al-Douri as the coordinator of the attacks probably came from the recent capture in Mosul of a former secretary of al-Douri and two senior members of Ansar al-Islam who were close to the general, the official said. Number six on the US list of 55...
  • Saddam nephew arrested in Beirut - local media = Eds: Adds confirmation by Lebanese sources

    05/24/2006 4:33:12 PM PDT · by Sweetjustusnow · 4 replies · 203+ views
    Beirut A nephew of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been arrested in Beirut by Interpol on suspicion of crimes against the Iraqi people, it was confirmed Wednesday. "The criminal Bashar Sabaawi was arrested in cooperation with Interpol," the statement was quoted as saying. Lebanese security sources confirmed to Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that Sabaawi was arrested within the past 48 hours as he was about to leave the country.