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Posted on 04/15/2003 10:00:16 PM PDT by kattracks
Former Iraqi spy chief in Syria, U.S. says
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Former Iraqi spy chief Farouk Hijazi is believed to be in Syria, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, amid mounting accusations by Washington that Damascus is harboring members of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government.
Hijazi was director of external operations for the Iraqi intelligence agency Mukhabarat in the mid-1990s, when the agency allegedly launched a failed attempt to assassinate the first President George Bush during a visit to Kuwait, the official said.
He has subsequently served as Iraqi ambassador to Tunisia and Turkey.
"He is believed to be in Syria," the U.S. official said.
The United States has accused Syria of giving sanctuary to fleeing Iraqi officials and of assisting Saddam in his effort to defend Iraq against the U.S. invasion.
04/15/03 21:03 ET
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