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<p>May 16, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. forces captured two Iraqi army generals, a commander from its former security forces, and another member of the 55 most-wanted list of Iraqi regime figures in a massive raid on a village near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, the Pentagon said yesterday.</p>

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American forces seized another member of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s toppled Iraqi government in a raid southeast of Tikrit, the U.S. military said on Friday. The U.S. Central Command said in a release from Baghdad that Adil Abdallah Mahdi al-Duri al-Tikriti was taken into custody on Thursday in the operation in Ad Dawr, near Saddam's hometown of Tikrit. Defense officials at the Pentagon (news - web sites) said a few generals from Saddam's military were also caught. Mahdi is on the U.S. list of the top 55 wanted members of Saddam's government. He is designated...

<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two days after federal immigration officials unveiled a national "Most Wanted" list of illegal immigrants convicted of various crimes, officers here arrested two men on the list who were in hiding to avoid a deportation order.</p>

Saying there’s no evidence linking her to weapons of mass destruction, a publishing company is criticizing the detention of the University of Missouri-Columbia graduate accused of aiding Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime. AmashParty Youth & Trade Bureau Chairman Status: In Custody No. 53 on the list of 55 most wanted Iraqis Huda Salih Mahdi Amash was taken into custody by coalition forces May 4. A U.S. Central Command news release issued after her capture described Amash as "a Ba’ath Party Regional Command member and weapons of mass destruction scientist. She is No. 53 on the U.S. Central Command ‘Iraqi Top 55’...

<p>NEAR TIKRIT, Iraq  — More than 260 prisoners were taken into custody Thursday in a pre-dawn U.S. Army raid near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit (search), including one man on the United States' "most-wanted" list of former Iraqi officials.</p> <p>During the 5-hour sweep dubbed "Operation Planet X," officers said U.S. troops faced no resistance from Iraqis.</p>

<p>The newly formed Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in an effort to apprehend and remove dangerous criminal aliens from the United States, yesterday released a "Most Wanted" list of foreign nationals who pose a threat to public safety.</p> <p>"To those criminal aliens who have eluded apprehension in the past, be forewarned: ICE agents will seek you out, apprehend you and remove you from the United States," said ICE acting Assistant Secretary Michael J. Garcia. "As a new agency under the Department of Homeland Security, ICE is committed to ensuring the safety of the American public."</p>

NEAR TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- Heavily armed U.S. Army forces stormed into a village near the northern city of Tikrit in the pre-dawn darkness Thursday, seizing more than 65 prisoners in a hunt for two "most-wanted'' former Iraqi officials and 13 others. No one shot at U.S. forces during the raid, U.S. military officials said. It was not clear whether the two targets -- one of them in the U.S. "top 55'' list and the other in the top 20 -- were among those rounded up as some of more than 500 soldiers involved sealed off the town and...

US forces have taken into custody a Ba'ath Party member who was ranked 28 on America's list of the 55 most wanted Iraqis. Regional command member Fadil Mahmud Gharib was captured in the last 24 hours, a US defence official said on Tuesday. US Central Command identified Gharib as a member of toppled President Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party regional command and chairman for the Babil district. He also was known as Gharib Muhammad Fazel al-Mashaikh. It brings to 21 the number of people on the list who are in US custody, with another three dead. Defence officials did not provide...

3 of Hearts Captured Fox News Brett Baier: Initial reports from senior military sources are that Fadil Mahmud Gharib, 28th most wanted (on the list of 55) and the 3 of Hearts in the Iraq Deck, was captured by coalition forces.

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<p>U.S. military forces in Iraq have taken custody of two key architects of Saddam Hussein's military machine: a microbiologist nicknamed "Dr. Germ" and the armed forces chief of staff.</p> <p>Rihab Rashid Taha, a top scientist with the Iraqi biological-weapons program, surrendered during the weekend after several days of negotiations with U.S. authorities, said Maj. Brad Lowell of the U.S. Central Command.</p>

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Dr. Germ reported in custody - Rihab Taha

'King of clubs' being sheltered by Syrian army By Damien Mcelroy in Damascus (Filed: 11/05/2003) The king of clubs from America's card deck of most wanted Iraqis is being sheltered at a military base in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to a Gulf diplomat. Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former vice-president of Iraq and one of Saddam Hussein's closest henchmen, is said to be under the protection of Syria's Republican Guard in the decrepit military base near the airport. He is among thousands of regime figures who are believed to have slipped into Syria before Damascus sealed the border. Izzat had...

What to Do With Iraq's "Most Wanted"By Amir TaheriThe National Post | May 9, 2003 As senior former Iraqi officials surrender or are captured one after another, the United States and its allies must decide what to do with them. The question is not academic. It could have long-range consequences not only in Iraq, but also in other countries with regimes similar to Saddam Hussein's (though none as murderous).According to reports, America has decided to offer some of the captured officials freedom from prosecution, and even material rewards, in exchange for information related to "more important matters."Such bargains are routinely...

DOHA, Qatar - U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq (news - web sites) have taken a former official of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s Baath Party into custody, U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday. Ghazi Hammud, Baath regional chairman in the Kut district, is in custody, the command said in a statement. He is No. 32 on Central Command's list of the 55 most-wanted members of Saddam's regime — and the two of hearts on the deck of cards issued to help U.S. soldiers identify regime figures. The statement did not give details of where or when he was taken into...

May 7, 2003 Release Number: 03-05-21 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAMMUD AL-UBAYDI IN COALITION CUSTODY CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar – Ghazi Hammud al-Ubaydi, former Ba’ath Party Regional Command Chairman for the Al-Kut District, is now in Coalition custody. He is No. 32 on CENTCOM’s Iraqi Top 55 list. CENTCOM press releases can be found at www.centcom.mil.

<p>WASHINGTON - When they first came up with the idea of putting the list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqi regime figures on a deck of playing cards, a group of obscure analysts for the Defense Intelligence Agency had no idea they were creating a media sensation.</p>

Saddam's top WMD Scientist... The woman at Saddam's meetings... In Custody. updating the charts now.

IRAQ'S 'DR GERM' CAPTURED Coalition forces have captured one of Iraq's top biological weapons scientists. Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, among the top 55 most wanted members of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime, was taken into custody on Sunday, a US Defence Department official said. More follows... Last Updated: 15:31 UK, Monday May 05, 2003