US capture senior Baath Party member

A senior member of Iraq's Baath Party on the US most wanted list has been captured, US Central Command said today.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2003 - 13:32

A senior member of Iraq's Baath Party on the US most wanted list has been captured, US Central Command said today.

"Samir Abul Aziz al-Najim, one of the top 55 leaders of the regime, was handed over to coalition forces by Iraqi Kurds near Mosul in northern Iraq,'' Brig Gen Vincent Brooks said in Qatar.

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Courts War in Iraq Place: US Place: Mosul Place: northern Iraq Place: Qatar Place: east Baghdad Person: Samir Abul Aziz al-Najim Person: Brig Gen Vincent Brooks Person: Najim Person: Saddam Hussein Event: 1991 Gulf War Organisation: Baath Party Organisation: Iraq's Organisation: US Central Command Organisation: Iraq

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