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U.S. Forces Search for No. 6
EFL:U.S. forces attacked dozens of suspected guerrilla hideouts in Saddam Husseinâs hometown, killing six alleged insurgents as they pressed their search Monday for a former Saddam deputy believed to be orchestrating attacks on Americans. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said the U.S.-led coalition was intensifying its search for Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, No. 6 on the most-wanted list of 55 Iraqis and former vice chairman of Saddamâs Revolutionary Command Council. Heâs one of the few left. "We are getting intelligence now that he is directly involved in the killing of coalition soldiers," Kimmitt said. He said coalition forces had captured 99 suspected insurgents, including a former general in Saddamâs elite Republican Guard, during 1,729 patrols and 25 raids conducted over the past 24 hours. Theyâve been busy. Last month, a senior U.S. defense official said al-Douri was believed to be helping coordinate attacks on American forces with members of Ansar al-Islam, an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group in the north. The information about al-Douriâs role came from two captured members of Ansar al-Islam, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. It would be nice to catch him and pump his brain dry.
Posted by: Steve 2003-11-17 |
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