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Saddam`s half-brother Barzan arrested: US Military
Camp As-Saliyah, Qatar, Apr 17: Barzan al-Tikriti, half-brother of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, was arrested today, Brigadier General Vincent Brooks said at US Central Command`s forward base here.
Camp As-Saliyah, Qatar, Apr 17: Barzan al-Tikriti,
half-brother of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, was
arrested today, Brigadier General Vincent Brooks said at US
Central Command's forward base here.
"This morning, coalition special operation forces
supported by US Marines captured Barzan Ibrahim Hasan
al-Tikriti. Barzan is the half-brother of Saddam Hussein and
an adviser to the former regime leader," Brooks said.
"There were no casualties," he added.
A family friend had earlier said Barzan died last Friday in a US bombing of his farm in the region of Ramadi, west of Baghdad. A US official has confirmed reports that another half-brother of Saddam, Watban Ibrahim Hasan, who is Barzan's full brother, was captured near the border with Syria trying to flee Iraq on Sunday.
Bureau Report
A family friend had earlier said Barzan died last Friday in a US bombing of his farm in the region of Ramadi, west of Baghdad. A US official has confirmed reports that another half-brother of Saddam, Watban Ibrahim Hasan, who is Barzan's full brother, was captured near the border with Syria trying to flee Iraq on Sunday.
Bureau Report