| Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad | Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad | Iraqi Insurgency | Iraq | 20040203 | ||||
| Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad | Iraqi Baath Party | Iraq | 20030723 |
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| Iraq releases a top Saddam Hussein loyalist |
| 2010-08-05 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] The Iraqi government has released from prison a top Saddam Hussein loyalist after he was found innocent of helping the former regime punish opponents by draining the country's fabled marshlands, a judge said Wednesday. Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad was No. 54 out of 55 on a former U.S. military list of most-wanted Saddam officials. Iraqi High Tribunal spokesman Judge Mohammed Abdul-Sahib Yaseen said al-Muhammad was recently released from a prison just outside Baghdad after being cleared of the charges in the marshlands draining case. The trial ended this week. Al-Muhammad was a Baath Party regional command chairman and militia commander from Anbar Province. He was captured in January 2004. He "was proven innocent because of a lack of evidence," Yaseen said. The U.S. military said it did not have any legal authority in whether to release al-Muhammadi, and referred all questions to the Iraqi justice ministry. The draining of marshlands illustrated Saddam's ruthlessness in pursuing opponents. A Sunni Muslim, Saddam built a massive network of dams and earthen walls to dry the marshes to punish Shiite rebels who hid there after staging an uprising against his regime. By the time Saddam was overthrown in 2003, the marshes had shrunk by 90 percent from their size in the 1970s. Another among the 32 defendants tried for the draining of marshlands was Mizban Khudr Hadi. Also a former Baath party regional commander and No. 23 on the most-wanted list, Hadi was convicted and sentenced to death in the case. He was earlier also convicted in a separate case, on charges of helping to plan the forced displacement of Kurds from northeastern Iraq. Others on the most-wanted list tried for the marshlands included former Defense Minister Sultan Hashim al-Taie, the No. 27 on the list, and Aziz Saleh al-Numan, the list's No. 8, who chaired the Baath party in Baghdad. Al-Taie was sentenced to 15 years in prison and al-Numan was handed seven years behind bars. Al-Muhammad was the only one to be freed of the 32 defendants tried in the marshlands case. Sentences for many of the rest ranged from seven years to death by execution -- although charges against some were dropped because they are being tried in unrelated cases. And others already have been executed, also in other cases. For thousands of years, wetlands fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq's south boasted hundreds of species of birds and fish, and are said to have played an important role in the development of an agriculture-based culture that helped raise civilization to new heights. Some biblical scholars identified the vast marshes as the site of the fabled Garden of Eden. But after the 1991 Gulf War, the marshes became a casualty of Iraq's religiously based politics. An $11 million U.N. project removed some of the barriers and helped restore more than half of the original marshlands by 2006. Since his release, hundreds of people have been visiting al-Muhammadi in his house in Saqlawiyah, 45 miles (75 kilometers) west of Baghdad, said a security official in the nearby city of Fallujah. Police are guarding his house, said the official. |
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| Coalition to Pay $1 Million to Iraqi Informant |
| 2004-02-03 |
| Coalition authorities have approved payment of $1 million to an Iraqi informant who gave them information leading to the arrest last month of a major figure in the anti-U.S. insurgency, a spokesman said Tuesday. Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad was arrested Jan. 11, one day after coalition officials received a tip about his whereabouts, coalition spokesman Dan Senor told reporters. "Today we can announce that less than a month following receipt of that tip, weâve approved a payment of $1 million to the Iraqi informant," Senor said. He did not name the informant. Good idea not to name names. Al-Muhammad, a former Baath Party official and militia commander, was No. 54 on the U.S. militaryâs list of most wanted figures from Saddam Husseinâs regime. However, U.S. military officials said al-Muhammad was a major figure in the insurgency in Anbar province, which includes the flashpoint cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. Last year, U.S. officers in Anbar described al-Muhammad as the most wanted fugitive in the province. Hereâs hoping that the informant gets to live to enjoy his fortune. |
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| Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 1-14-2004 |
| 2004-01-15 |
| As a result of aggressive operations this week, the coalition announces the capture of Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad, number 54 in the coalition 55 deck-of- cards list. Khamis was captured as a result of a combined operation by the 82nd Airborne Division and Special Operations Forces. He was captured January 11th in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi and is currently in coalition custody. With the capture of number 54, we have taken another significant step in reducing anti-coalition resistance. He was an enabler for many of the resistance attacks on Iraqis as well as U.S. and coalition forces. These attacks were crimes against the Iraqi people. ------- Coalition forces conducted a cordon-and-knock and detained Brigadier General Muklif, a brigade target suspected of being the leader of a local terrorist group. No injuries or accidents were reported as part of this capture. ------- Coalition and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces conducted a raid near Jabal targeting Karim Hamid Khalil, a Sunni imam, acting on a tip from a local Iraqi, given to the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. The imam apparently brought a man in from in Fallujah to speak during prayer call. The broadcast from the mosque told Iraqis to attack coalition forces, ICDC and Iraqi police. The Civil Defense Corps apprehended the imam but was not able to capture the second target. ------- While on patrol southwest of Samarra, coalition forces were attacked by a large group of enemy fighters. Twenty-six persons were captured, eight killed and one wounded in the engagement. There were no coalition casualties. ------- This morning in Baqubah, a car bomb detonated near an Iraqi police station, killing five people and wounding 29 others. Two Iraqi police officers, one Iraqi Civil Defense Corps member and two civilians were listed among the dead. An initial investigation indicated that an improvised explosive device, consisting of an artillery round and grenades, was placed in a small automobile and parked near the police station. Two additional improvised explosive devices were found near the scene of the explosion and were disarmed. ------- In Baghdad, coalition and Iraqi security forces conducted 490 patrols and captured three enemy personnel. Coalition forces discovered a bomb consisting of 155-millimeter artillery round with PE-4 rigged with a pager. The unit searched the area and captured one Iraqi with a strip map on its person, and on that strip map was the location of where the bomb was placed. A vapor tracer 2 test was used, and the prisoner tested positive for nitrates and the vehicle tested positive for other explosive items. ------- Coalition forces in the west conducted a cordon-and-search in Fallujah to kill or capture Amin Jasim Sahab and Major General Mahmoud. Both primary targets were captured. Sahab is a former Farah level Baâath party member, and is believed to be responsible for inciting anti-coalition activities in the Fallujah area; while Major General Mahmoud is an anti-coalition cell leader, and reportedly has direct ties to the former regime leader Saddam Hussein. |
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| Number 54! Paging Number 54! |
| 2004-01-14 |
| As a result of aggressive combat operations, we announce the capture of Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad, number 54 in the top 55 âDeck of Cardsâ list. Khamis is a former Baath Party regional chairman for the Karbala governate. He was captured in a combined operation by members of the 82d Airborne Division and special operations forces on Jan. 11 in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi. He is currently in Coalition custody. Due to circumstances of his capture, we cannot provide more details at this time. |
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| Senior Baath figure captured in Iraq |
| 2004-01-12 |
| British and Danish troops have arrested a senior figure in ousted dictator Saddam Husseinâs Baath party Monday, but there was no word on the name of the Baath member, they said. Oh, right, just tease us. Danish spokesman major Kim Gruenberger said he was unable to identify the man seized Sunday in a raid in the village of Shuwayj, near the southern city of Basra, but said he was involved in atrocities under Saddamâs regime. Yeah, that narrows it down. "On Sunday morning, Danish and British soldiers arrested a former leader of the Baath party," Gruenberger said. "We do not have the name yet, but we know he was a senior leader behind terror cells in southern Iraq." Gruenberger said the detained man was suspected of involvement in attacks on Muslim Shiites after the end of the Persian gulf war in 1991. Letâs see whoâs left on the list of 55: 6. Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri LTG 7. Hani abd al-Latif al-Tilfah al-Tikriti COL, Director, Special Security Organization (SSO) 14. Sayf al-Din Fulayyih Hasan Taha al-Rawi LTG, Chief Of Iraqi Republican Guard (RG) 15. Rafi abd al-Latif Tilfah al-Tikriti MG, Director, Directorate Of General Security (DGS) 16. Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti LTG, Director, Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) 21. Rukan Razuki abd al-Ghafar Sulayman al-Nasiri Bg, Saddamâs Senior Bodyguard/head-Tribal Affairs/inner Circle 36. Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti, Presidential Advisor; Half Brother Of Saddam Husayn Since they specified Senior Baâath party member, it may be one of these guys: 40. abd al-Baqi abd al-Karim al-Abdallah al-Sadun, Central Baâath Party Regional Command Chairman, Diyala Region 41. Muhammad Zimam abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun, Central Baâath Party Regional Chairman, Ninawah And Taâmim Governorates 44. Yahya abdallah al-Ubaydi, Central Baâath Party Regional Chairman, Basrah Governorate 45. Nayif Shindakh Thamir Ghalib, Baâath Party Regional Chairman An-Najaf Governorate 48. Muhsin Khadr al-Khafaji, Baâath Party Chairman, al-qadisiyah Governorate 49. Rashid Taan Kazim, Central Baâath Party Regional Chairman, Anbar Governorate 54. Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad, Baâth Party Regional Chairman For Karbala Governorate So many assholes to chose from. |
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| Whoâs accounted for from the deck? |
| 2003-12-15 |
| The 55 most-wanted Iraqis and their status, according to U.S. Central Command. Forty-two have been captured or killed and 13 remain at large. Captured or killed: * No. 1: Saddam Hussein, president. Captured Dec. 13.Still at large: * No. 6: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Revolutionary Command Council vice chairman, longtime Saddam confidant. |
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| 2003-09-25 |
From CENTCOM, just the outstanding warrants. CENTCOM spelling included at no extra charge:1. Saddam Husayn GEN President / Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) ChairmanSome members may be buried in forgotten un-marked graves or vaporized by a close encounter with JDAMs. |
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| List of 55 Most Wanted Iraqis and Their Status |
| 2003-08-21 |
| The 55 most-wanted Iraqis and their status, according to U.S. Central Command. Thirty-seven are in custody, 15 remain at large, two have been confirmed killed and one has been reported killed. Here are those still missing: -No. 1: Saddam Hussein, president.List is getting shorter, some of these most likely died during the war and are buried in unmarked graves. Sammy is the important one, we only have to get lucky once. |
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| List and Status of 55 Most Wanted Iraqis |
| 2003-07-23 |
| The 55 most-wanted Iraqis and their status, according to U.S. Central Command. Thirty-five are in custody, 16 remain at large, two have been confirmed killed and two have been reported killed. Click on title to view the complete list. Here are the ones still on the run or not confirmed dead: -No. 1: Saddam Hussein, president. -No. 5: Ali Hassan al-Majid, presidential adviser, Revolutionary Command Council member. Also known as "Chemical Ali." Possibly killed. -No. 6: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Revolutionary Command Council vice chairman, longtime Saddam confidant. -No. 7: Hani Abd al-Latif Tilfah al-Tikriti, director, Special Security Organization. -No. 14: Sayf al-Din Fulayyih Hasan Taha al-Rawi, Republican Guard chief of staff. -No. 15: Rafi Abd al-Latif Tilfah al-Tikriti, director of general security. -No. 16: Tahir Jalil Haboush, chief of Iraqi intelligence service. -No. 20: Taha Yassin Ramadan, vice president, Revolutionary Command Council member. -No. 21: Rukan Razuki Abd al-Ghafar Sulayman al-Majid al-Tikriti, head of tribal affairs office. -No. 27: Gen. Sultan Hashim Ahmad, defense minister. -No. 36: Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan, presidential adviser, Saddamâs half brother. -No. 40: Abdel Baqi Abdel Karim Abdallah al-Sadun, Baath Party regional command chairman. -No. 41: Mohammed Zimam Abdul Razaq, Baath Party regional command chairman. -No. 44: Yahya Abdellah al-Aboudi, Baath Party regional command chairman. -No. 45: Nayef Shedakh, Baath Party regional chairman, Najaf governorate, reported by Iraqi television to have been killed in battle for Najaf. -No. 48: Muhsin Khadr al-Khafaji, Baath Party regional command chairman. -No. 49: Rashid Taan Kazim, Baath Party regional chairman. -No. 54: Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad, Baath Party Regional command chairman, militia commander. Slowly and surely, tagging and bagging them. |
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