 Saddam Hussein is awaiting trial for war crimes. But six of his nephews continue the struggle to restore Baathist rule over Iraq.
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The United States said six sons of Saddam's half brother have been leading suppliers of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq. Officials said the sons of Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al Tikriti have facilitated the flow of funding, weapons and insurgents from Syria to Iraq. Al Tikriti was captured by the U.S.-led coalition in 2005. On July 21, the Treasury Department decided to freeze U.S. assets of Al Tikriti's sons. They were identified as Yasir, Omar, Ayman, Ibrahim, Bashar and Saad. Officials said they doubted Saddam's nephews have property in the United States. They said they could not estimate of the total value of their assets. |