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Iraq’s last defence minister under Saddam Hussein, former General Sultan Hashim Ahmed, has surrendered to US forces in northern Iraq, a Kurdish mediator says. Mr Ahmed - number 27 on the Americans’ list of most wanted former regime officials - reportedly surrendered in the northern city of Mosul on Friday after weeks of mediation. Dawood Bagistani, who arranged the surrender to US Major-General David Petraeus, said Mr Ahmed was handed over "with great respect" and was with his family at the time. |