Iraq security forces have captured a senior insurgent leader related to Izzat Ibrahim, one of the most wanted men in the country, the government has said. Hashim Hussein Radhan al-Jabouri, a nephew of Ibrahim's, was captured north of Baghdad on March 7. He is believed to have commanded a militant cell in the Zaab river region of northeastern Iraq.March 7th?? Been talking, Al-Jabouri?
Jabouri, a former officer in Saddam Hussein's intelligence services, received funding from Ibrahim to set up his network and carry out insurgent operations, according to the statement. Ibrahim, one of Saddam's top aides, is the most senior member of the former regime still at large. He is number six on the U.S. military's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis, with a $10 million reward offered for his capture.