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Iraqi officials: Leading Iraqi fugitive captured

Sep- 5-2004 » Filed Under: Iraq News

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi Defense Ministry said Sunday that Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, deputy commander of armed forces under Saddam Hussein, was captured near Tikrit by the Iraqi national guard and U.S. troops.

But the Pentagon had no immediate confirmation, and a senior Pentagon official expressed some doubt about the report. [...]

He is the highest-level Iraqi official not yet captured.

Last November, the U.S. military announced a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture.

The military said al-Duri was organizing many attacks by insurgents in Iraq.

Al-Duri is number six on the U.S. military's list of 55 most wanted Iraqi officials, which described him as vice chairman of Saddam's Revolutionary Command Council.


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