Ex-Iraqi premier 'captured'

The US say Muhammad Hazmaq al-Zubaydi - number 18 on a list of the 55 most wanted figures from Saddam Hussein's regime - has been arrested.

Ex-Iraqi premier 'captured'

The US say Muhammad Hazmaq al-Zubaydi - number 18 on a list of the 55 most wanted figures from Saddam Hussein's regime - has been arrested.

Officials at Central Command in Qatar said Al-Zubaydi, a former member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council and central Euphrates regional commander, was arrested in Iraq.

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