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THE search for Saddam Hussein's multi-billion dollar fortune gathered momentum yesterday when special forces seized a half-brother implicated in torture and genocide. Barzan Ibrahim el-Hasan al-Tikriti, the second of Saddam's three half-brothers to be arrested, was captured during a night raid in Baghdad after a tip-off. Barzan, designated the five of clubs in a pack of cards of the most-wanted fugitives, acted as financier, adviser, diplomat and intelligence chief for Saddam. He is believed to have unique knowledge of the billions of dollars hidden abroad for Saddam Hussein and his family. The questioning of Barzan by US investigators is likely...

THE half-brother of Saddam Hussein captured by special forces on Thursday has disclosed valuable information about the former regime, American military sources said yesterday. Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, who worked closely with Saddam for more than two decades, was said to have been instantly co-operative. His response has raised hopes that he will lead troops to the fugitive Iraqi leader or provide details of weapons systems. The reports came as a fourth member of the regime was seized. Samir al-Aziz al-Najim, regional chairman of the Baath party in east Baghdad, was handed to US troops by Iraqi Kurds near Mosul....

Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's half brother, was one of 55 senior Iraqi figures wanted by the United States. (AP Photo/Department of Defense)Saddam’s Half Brother Talking to U.S. Captors; Federal Agents Head to Iraq B A G H D A D, Iraq, April 18 — Saddam Hussein's half brother, the one-time head of Iraq's feared intelligence agency, is talking to his U.S. captors, ABCNEWS has learned. U.S. officials hope to learn the whereabouts of senior regime figures, as well as information about suspected weapons programs, from Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al Tikriti, sources said. His capture in Baghdad was...

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - U.S. Special Forces on Thursday captured Barzan Ibrahim Hasan, a half brother of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and a major catch in the effort to round up members of the former regime, the U.S. Central Command reported. AP Photo Latest news: · Powell may travel to Syria to discuss tensions after Iraq warAFP - 10 minutes ago · Democrat presidential hopes become war casualtyAFP - 12 minutes ago · Doctors: Rescued U.S. POWs in Good Health AP - 24 minutes ago Special Coverage   Barzan Hasan was a presidential adviser to Saddam and...

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<p>CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) -- U.S. Special Forces on Thursday captured Barzan Ibrahim Hasan, a half-brother of Saddam Hussein, the U.S. Central Command reported.</p> <p>Hasan was a presidential adviser to Saddam and had "extensive knowledge of the regime's workings," said Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks.</p>