Baghdad, Nov 19: The US-led coalition published today a wanted poster for Saddam Hussein's number two, Izzat Ibrahim, and offering a 10-million-dollar reward for his capture. "Information leading to the capture of Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri is worth up to 10 million dollars," says the black poster carrying his photograph saluting in military uniform.
The 61-year-old former vice-president of Iraq's once all-powerful revolution command council and long-time Saddam ally is suspected of coordinating attacks on coalition forces and masterminding an unholy alliance between Islamic militants and Baath Party loyalists.
"Report any information to coalition authorities. Apprehending former regime members is vital to the safety and security of Iraq," the poster says.
A survivor of successive purges, he is the only Iraqi official still at large to have taken part alongside Saddam in the 1968 coup that brought their Baath Party to power.
Not a military man by training, Ibrahim was nonetheless given the honourary rank of lieutenant general and made deputy commander of the armed forces and commander of the northern region.
Kurdish officials say he has maintained close ties with a network of former army officers and loyalist militiamen who have been carrying out attacks across north-central Iraq.
Bureau Report