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Captured Iraqi May Know Fate of Saddam By JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - U.S. forces have captured Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s top aide and presidential secretary, a man who American officials believe knows the fate of the deposed Iraqi leader and has information about banned weapons. Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti was No. 4 on the U.S. most-wanted list of Iraqi leaders, behind only Saddam and sons Qusai and Odai. Mahmud has detailed knowledge of Saddam's personal security arrangements and Iraq (news - web sites)'s alleged chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs, U.S. officials said. He...

WASHINGTON - U.S. forces have captured Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s top aide and presidential secretary, a man who American officials believe knows the fate of the deposed Iraqi leader and has information about banned weapons. Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti was No. 4 on the U.S. most-wanted list of Iraqi leaders, behind only Saddam and sons Qusai and Odai. Mahmud has detailed knowledge of Saddam's personal security arrangements and Iraq (news - web sites)'s alleged chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs, U.S. officials said. He was ranked third in authority, they said, with more power than Odai, Saddam's erratic...

American forces have captured Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s presidential secretary and No. 4 on the U.S. most-wanted list of Iraqi leaders, the U.S. military said Wednesday. AP Photo Latest news: · U.S. Captures No. 4 Iraqi Official AP - 12 minutes ago · Blair Insists Saddam Hussein Was a Threat AP - 21 minutes ago · General: Troops Making Progress in Iraq AP - 37 minutes ago Special Coverage U.S. forces captured Mahmud on Monday in Iraq (news - web sites), a statement from U.S. Central Command said. It did not say where in...

U.S. forces in Iraq have arrested the fugitive air force commander for Saddam Hussein's ousted regime. Hamid Raja Shalah al-Tikriti has been on the run since the Saddam government was toppled in mid-April. The U.S. Central Command announced the arrest Saturday, but did not say where or when he was captured, or if he surrendered voluntarily. General Shalah was number 17 on the most wanted list of former Iraqi leaders that is topped by Saddam Hussein, followed by his two sons, whose whereabouts remain unknown. So far, 31 people on the most-wanted list have been detained. Meanwhile, U.S. forces continue...

23:51U.S. forces arrest Iraqi air force commander under Saddam, Hamid Raja Shalah al-Tikriti, no. 17 on most wanted list (Reuters)

Greg Jarrott just reported that the 10 of clubs and 2 of spades were captured

MEMBER OF 'IRAQI TOP 55' IN COALITION CONTROL CAMP DOHA, Kuwait - Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi, number 30 on the U.S. Central Command "Iraqi Top 55" list, is in custody of Coalition forces. He was the Al Quds Force Chief of Staff.

US forces say No 30 on Iraq wanted list in custody BAGHDAD, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has said that its forces had captured the commander of one of Saddam Hussein's paramilitary forces who is on Washington's list of most-wanted Iraqis. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement late on Wednesday that Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi, number 30 on the list, was now in custody. It gave no details. His arrest brought to 28 the number of people on the list known to have surrendered or been captured. The U.S. issued the list after ousting Saddam on...

The US has announcd the capture of another member of their most wanted list. Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al Rawi, number 20 on the American most wanted list was a top official in Iraqs Al Quds division. The division, which Saddam claimed at one point to be 70 million strong, was created 3 years ago with the expressed purpose of conquering Israel.

U.S. Forces Arrest Another Iraqi Official .c The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. forces are holding the commander of an Iraqi militia force that supposedly included millions of volunteer fighters, a military statement said Thursday. Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi was No. 30 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted former Iraqi officials, according to a brief statement released by the U.S. Central Command. It did not say when he was captured. He was chief-of-staff of the al-Quds Army, which was set up three years ago by Saddam Hussein to act as a backup to the regular army....

The former Iraqi information minister, Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahaf, is alive and living in a Baghdad suburb - and still wearing his trademark uniform and beret, according to a British newspaper report. The Mail on Sunday said it had tracked down Al-Sahaf, ending speculation he had committed suicide or fled the country. The newspaper said it found him "cowering in his modest home, terrified his own people will kill him." His wife and daughter act as his human shields while his sons had temporarily left their jobs as doctors to help protect him, the report said. The newspaper described Al-Sahaf -...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Coalition forces captured two more wanted Iraqis over the weekend, bringing to 27 the number of the top 55 former members of Saddam Hussein's regime in custody, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. The men captured Saturday were low on the list but their arrests mean nearly half of the top suspects are being held and interrogated by American forces. The latest captured include Sayf al-Din al-Mashadani, No. 46 on the list. He was the regional leader of Saddam's Baath Party in the Muthanna region of southwestern Iraq. Also captured was No. 55, Sad Abd al-Majid al-Faysal. He...

U.S. forces arrests Saddam's brother-in-law KIRKUK, Iraq, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. forces have detained a brother-in-law of Saddam Hussein in the Iraqi town of Tikrit, a U.S. military spokesman said. Tikrit is the hometown of Saddam, who was toppled on April 9 in a U.S.-led invasion, and was a powerbase for his iron-clad rule. Major Josslyn Aberle, spokeswoman for the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, said Mulhana Hamood Abdul Jabar was detained in the early hours of Sunday. Earlier, the commander of the division, Major General Raymond Odierno, said the man was Saddam's son-in-law but he did not name him....

<p>WASHINGTON — Reports of a death notice and a mourning ceremony did not fool U.S. forces tracking down Aziz Saleh al-Numan (search), the highest-ranking capture on the list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis.</p> <p>U.S. forces captured al-Numan, a former senior Baath Party (search) leader, despite the reported efforts by his family to throw them off track. He was No. 8 on Central Command's list.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces captured a former senior Baath Party leader who is No. 8 on Central Command's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis, American officials announced Thursday. A brief Central Command statement said Aziz Sajih al-Numan "is now in custody of coalition forces." He is the highest-ranking person on the list of 55 to be taken into custody so far. Al-Numan was identified as the Baath Party's regional command chairman responsible for west Baghdad. He also is a former governor of Karbala and Najaf, according to the Central Command statement. Central Command said he was captured by coalition...

I could have sworn that I saw on FOX, about a hour ago, that they had captured the two of clubs. Did anyone else see this?

DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday that a former member of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party who is on Washington's list of most-wanted Iraqis was in the custody of U.S.-led forces in Iraq. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that Ugla Abid Sighar al-Kubeiysi was a Baath Party regional chairman in Maysan governorate and was number 50 on the wanted list. "(He) is now in custody of coalition forces," the statement said without giving further details. The United States issued a list of most-wanted Iraqis after ousting Saddam on April 9, three weeks after U.S.-led forces...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Coalition forces in Iraq said Monday they captured the brother-in-law of toppled President Saddam Hussein. Luay Khayrallaha, No. 152 on the coalition's most-wanted list, was taken into custody Friday, said the U.S. Central Command. He is the brother of Saddam's wife, a companion of Saddam's son, Uday, and a representative of the former regime's intelligence and security apparatus, Central Command said in a statement. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has said there is a list of some 200 former regime officials who coalition troops are looking for. According to a revised list of Iraq's 55 most wanted...

GENERAL Kamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan Al-Tikriti, former secretary general of Iraq's Republican Guard and a member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle surrendered today, US forces announced. He was placed in custody and figured high on the US list of most wanted Iraqis, Central command said. The general "surrendered to Coalition Forces early this morning in Baghdad," a Centcom statement said. He was the Queen of clubs in the US deck of playing cards distributed to troops to assist in the capture of leading figures in the regime ousted on April 9. The statement said the general was No.10 on the...

<p>May 17, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - A top Ba'ath Party enforcer from Saddam Hussein's home region was arrested by U.S. forces this week - the latest member of the 55 most wanted officials to be caught.</p> <p>The U.S. Central Command said Adil Abdallah Mahdi al-Duri al-Tikriti was nabbed Thursday during a raid by the 4th Infantry Division on the village of Ad Dawr, near Saddam's hometown Tikrit.</p>