Posted on 04/23/2008 8:53:40 PM PDT by Flavius
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military on Wednesday denied reports it is holding Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, the number two under Saddam Hussein.
"We are aware of media reports that Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri has been captured," the military told AFP in an email.
"At this point, we can say that he is not in coalition custody and we have no reports that he was captured by Iraqi security forces either."
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Dang it.
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