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TWO former senior Iraqi officials from the 55 "most wanted" list are in the custody of US forces operating in the country, the US military said early today. Mizban Khadr Al Hadi, a high-ranking regional Baath Party leader and a member of the ruling Revolutionary Command Council turned himself in to US troops in Baghdad, according to the Central Command. He is number 23 on the coalition's list of most wanted former Iraqi government officials. Former interior minister Mahmud Dhiyab Al-Ahmad, who is number 29 on the list, was captured at a location in Iraq that Centcom has not identified.

MEMBER OF 'IRAQI TOP 55' IN COALITION CONTROL CAMP DOHA, Kuwait - Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi, number 30 on the U.S. Central Command "Iraqi Top 55" list, is in custody of Coalition forces. He was the Al Quds Force Chief of Staff.

US forces say No 30 on Iraq wanted list in custody BAGHDAD, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has said that its forces had captured the commander of one of Saddam Hussein's paramilitary forces who is on Washington's list of most-wanted Iraqis. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement late on Wednesday that Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi, number 30 on the list, was now in custody. It gave no details. His arrest brought to 28 the number of people on the list known to have surrendered or been captured. The U.S. issued the list after ousting Saddam on...

The US has announcd the capture of another member of their most wanted list. Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al Rawi, number 20 on the American most wanted list was a top official in Iraqs Al Quds division. The division, which Saddam claimed at one point to be 70 million strong, was created 3 years ago with the expressed purpose of conquering Israel.

U.S. Forces Arrest Another Iraqi Official .c The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. forces are holding the commander of an Iraqi militia force that supposedly included millions of volunteer fighters, a military statement said Thursday. Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi was No. 30 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted former Iraqi officials, according to a brief statement released by the U.S. Central Command. It did not say when he was captured. He was chief-of-staff of the al-Quds Army, which was set up three years ago by Saddam Hussein to act as a backup to the regular army....