Article

2004-01-21 Iraq

US forces claim arrest of key Baath party leader

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve 2004-01-21 10:35:46 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2004 â A former Iraqi general turned himself in to coalition forces Jan. 19, reported Combined Joint Task Force 7 today.

Gen. Matloob Muslat Sayer, a former high-ranking Baath Party official and paramilitary Fedayeen Saddam member, surrendered himself to Task Force All American, according to a CJTF 7 release. His action was a result of the task force's previous operations against former regime element networks," the release noted.

Sayer, his family and associates had reportedly been involved in recent attacks on coalition forces. Soldiers found two AK-47 assault rifles, nine AK-47 magazines and various improvised explosive device-making materials at his home in the Anbar province.

Armed Forces Press Service

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-1-21 11:28:10 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-1-21 11:28:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanks, Chuck. Bagged another one last week as well:
Former Iraqi Intelligence Service officer, Col. Abdul Hadi, was captured last Friday in Ramadi -- also in Anbar province, the statement said. It gave no other details.

Posted by Steve 2004-1-21 1:18:59 PM|| 2004-1-21 1:18:59 PM|| Front Page Top

10:20 ABDUL KHALIQ JANJUA
21:41 Gasse Katze
09:18 raptor
07:13 raptor
06:54 B
00:22 True German Ally
00:12 Lucky
23:59 True German Ally
23:48 Zhang Fei
23:48 Lucky
23:44 Lucky
23:39 Zhang Fei
23:28 Alaska Paul
23:24 Phil B
23:14 Alaska Paul
23:14 11A5S
23:10 Paul Moloney
23:02 Anonymous2u
23:01 Alaska Paul
22:54 Outsider
22:51 meeps
22:20 Gasse Katze
22:05 Dan Darling
21:50 True German Ally