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Iraq pressed Syria to extradict insurgents
Iraq has formally asked Syria to arrest and extradite Saddam Hussein aides deemed the leading financiers of the insurgency in Iraq. Officials said the interim government in Baghdad has relayed a request to Syria for the extradition of former Iraqi Baath Party leaders based in Damascus. They said Syria has not responded to the request.Iraqi domestic intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Mohammed Abdullah Shahwani has identified several exiled leaders of the insurgency in Iraq. Shahwani said the exiled leaders comprise of Saddam's former aides and family members who shuttle between Syria and Iraq and provide funds and orders to the Sunni insurgency. The exiled leaders based in Syria have financed pro-Saddam forces in Iraq to fight the U.S.-led coalition, Shahwani said. He said the fighters include former army soldiers, Baath Party security agents and Islamic volunteers. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-01-10 |
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