Saddam Hussein's Ally Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 'Captured' In Iraq

superdude17* · #1 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 05:24 PM

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...4/wiraq124.xml

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American forces have captured Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party heir, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted former regime official still at large, it has been reported.

A Middle Eastern television channel said Douri, a key force in the country's devastating insurgency, had been seized in a mountain raid in Saddam's home province of Salahaddin.

Douri was King of Clubs in the deck of cards of most wanted Iraqis issued to American soldiers after the war.

But he was almost unique in evading capture within the top rungs of the regime deposed by the US-led coalition in 2003.

A US spokesman said the Baghdad command was unable to confirm his capture, but the television reports said he had been handed to US forces and DNA tests would be carried out to confirm his identity.

Abu Mohammed, described as Douri's representative in Syria, claimed the reports were fabricated, saying Douri was free and "leading the resistance and jihad in Iraq".

Western intelligence credited Douri, whose name derives from the neighbouring village to Saddam's native town, with a continuing important role in the insurgency.

A wizened bureaucrat with red hair, the former vice-chairman of Saddam's Revolutionary Command Council was not cut out for the underground but he survived for five years on guile and a broad range of connections.

Mowafaq al-Rubaie, Iraq's National Security adviser, told a Saudi newspaper that Syria was sheltering Douri and accused the 65-year-old of playing a key role connecting former regime officials with al-Qa'eda followers.

As the last recognised leader of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, he found post-war support in Syria and used his position in Damascus to frustrate attempts by moderates to start negotiations with democratic regimes.

Known since childhood as the Ice Man, his state of health was rumoured to be fragile and several reports had said he died of leukaemia.

But he enjoyed strong tribal support among Sunni Muslim sympathisers as well as Al-Qa'eda sympathisers.

Get the rope out again.

One of the Sunni's turned him in!

Maliki won them over by going after Sadr and the Iranian's in Basra!

redphish · #2 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by superdude17*

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...4/wiraq124.xml

Get the rope out again.

One of the Sunni's turned him in!

Maliki won them over by going after Sadr and the Iranian's in Basra!

Good news, if true. Our guys are denying it for now.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...MlKdnABIcRMy8g

DuH2 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 07:39 PM

That is VERY good news. If it pans out.
There where rumors he was dead, or in Syria.

That guy is a military man thru and thru.

He's a cold hearted mass murdering son of a (*)(*)(*)(*)(*) but I respect him for what he is in military terms. Compared to everyone I can think of under Saddam or after he is the one that always bothered me being "free"

(Think of a decent to good German General mixed with Heinrich Himmler running around in Bavaria fighting the invaders in 1948... and you have this guy)

superdude17* · #4 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 07:48 PM

According to Yahoo,

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RIYADH (AFP) - Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, who tops the Iraqi government's list of most-wanted fugitives, is in Syria from where he leads the insurgency in Iraq, an Iraqi official said in remarks published Wednesday.

"We have precise and definite information. Izzat al-Duri is in Syria, we know it. He funds several terrorist groups and leads a Baath group," national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubaie told the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat.

"We spoke about this to the Syrians several times. They deny his presence (in Syria) despite the evidence we have," he said.

Duri, the most senior official in the ousted Saddam Hussein regime to be still on the run, heads a 41 most-wanted list released by the Iraqi government in 2006 with a 10-million-dollar bounty.

He was Saddam's number two under the former Baath regime and is considered an operational leader with close ties to anti-US insurgents.

Its time to put the boot on Assad. He shall be next. Iran is Europe's problem, Syria is ours. They directly effect probably our closest Arab ally (other than SA) in Jordan. King Muhammad II is one of the best leaders in the world and we should be doing everything to help bolster his country.

At the same time, its been far too long that we haven't liberated the Christians living in Syria. I say we hop to. We have the forces and the capability to do it. Syria is not liked in the Middle East, and they don't have oil!!!!

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