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Iraqi Government releases ’41 Most Wanted’ list
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi government July 2 released a list of its 41 most wanted terror suspects, including top Baath Party members and members of Saddam Hussein’s former Revolutionary Command Council, as well as Hussein’s wife and daughter, and al-Qaida in Iraq’s new leader, Abu-Ayyub Al-Masri.

"We're releasing this list so that our people can know their enemies," said Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie during a press conference July 2.

While the Iraqi government is offering a $50,000 reward for Al-Masri, a $10 million reward is offered for Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who sits as No. 1 on the Iraqi most wanted list. A former vice chairman in Hussein’s Revolutionary Command Council, al-Douri first became famous as the "King of Clubs" in the U.S. military’s “Iraqi most-wanted” playing cards.

Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the U.S. military developed the "personality identification playing cards" to help troops identify the most-wanted members of Hussein's government, mostly high-ranking members of the Baath Party and the Revolutionary Command Council.

During the July 2 press conference, the national security advisor said the list includes individuals identified as key insurgent leaders who continue providing support to the insurgency in Iraq.

The Iraqi most wanted list includes:

1. Izzat Ibrahim Al-Duri: Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. He is likely still an operational leader with close ties to other insurgents. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for al-Duri on Jan. 9, 2005, and there is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his capture.

2. Muhammad Yunis Al-Ahmad Al-Moali (MYA): Retired from the Baath Party prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom, but returned to duty at the onset of the war. He is a financial facilitator and operational leader, and is reconstructing the New Baath Party. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for MYA on Jan. 9. 2005. A reward of up to $1 million is offered for information leading to his capture.

3. Tahir Jalil Habbush Al-Tikriti: Former Director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service, member of the New Regional Command; financier of New Baath Party. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Habbush on May 4 May, 2005. There is an offering of a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his capture.

4. Sayf Al-Din Fulayyih Hasan Taha Al-Rawi: Former Republican Guard Chief of Staff. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Sayf al-Din on Jan. 9, 2005. A reward of up to $1 million is offered for information leading to his capture.

5. Abd Al-Baqi Abd Al-Karim Al- Abdallah Al-Sa’adun: Former Baath Party Regional Chairman of the Diyala Province. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Sadun on Jan. 9, 2005. There is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his capture.

6. Rashid Ta’an Kazim (RTK): Former Central Baath Party Regional Chairman in Al Anbar province. Provides command, control and finances to the anti-Coalition effort in Diyala province. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 9, 2005. The Department of State is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his capture.

7. Ahmad Hassan Kaka Al-Ubaydi: Former Iraqi Intelligence Service officer and a Baath Party official. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Kaka on Jan. 9, 2005. There is a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to his capture.

8. Mudhir ‘Abd Al-Karim Thiab Abd Al- Kharbit: Involved in the Oil for Food program. Reportedly funding anti-Iraqi forces activities in Al Anbar. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Kharbit on April 7, 2005. There is a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

9. Umar Sabawi Ibrahim Al-Hasan Al-Tikriti: Former head of the National Students Union and head of the Fedayeen Saddam. Umar is reportedly providing support for the insurgency. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Umar Sabawi on March 17, 2005, and an INTERPOL Notice was issued on Dec. 28, 2005. There is a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

10. Rifa’i Abd Al-Latif Tilfa Al-Tikriti: Held numerous positions with the former regime that provides him valuable ties and influence. He is a member of the New Baath Party and reportedly moves funds across the Iraqi border. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Abd al-Latif on April 27, 2005. A reward of up to $1 million is offered for information leading to his capture.

11. Nuhad Naji Al-Adhari Al-Dulaymi: Former Director General of the IIS and leader of the Baghdad FRE cell. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Nuhad Naji on Jan. 9, 2005. There is a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to his capture.

12. Dr. Hasan Hashim Al-Dulaymi (HHD): Former Baath Party treasury secretary under Saddam Hussein. He has a strong relationship with Muhammad Yunis and remains an active member of the Iraqi Baath Party. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant on March 27, 2005. There is a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to his capture.

13. Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi: Leader of the Iraqi insurgency and Chairman of the Syrian Baath Party – Iraqi Chapter.

14. Abu Abdullah Al Shafi’i: Leader of Ansar al-Islam/Ansar al-Sunna since early 2003. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for al-Shafi’i on March 27, 2005. There is a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

15. Mullah Halgurd Ahmadi: Mullah Halgurd is reported to be the Emir of Ansar al-Islam/Ansar al-Sunna in Baghdad, and in control of day-to-day operations. Halgurd was a prominent member of al-Qaida prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom, and is also a member of the Shura Council. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Halgurd on Dec. 4, 2005. There is a reward for up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

16. Raghad Saddam Husayn: Raghad (Saddam Hussein’s daughter) is a significant financial supporter of insurgents in Iraq. Former senior Baath Party members facilitate the money transfers between Raghad and insurgents. Additionally, she has been designated for both United States and United Nations financial sanctions.

17. Sajada Khairallah Tilfah Husayn: Sajada (Saddam Hussein’s first wife) is a major source of guidance, logistical support and funding for Iraq insurgent leadership. She has established significant connections to individuals directing the insurgency in Iraq and has access to substantial assets stolen by Saddam Hussein.

18. Ma’an Bashur: A prominent Lebanese Baathist who has long been connected to Saddam Hussein’s regime. He has openly recruited fighters in Lebanon to go to Iraq in support of terrorist activities.

19. Issam Khudayr Abbas Al-Dulaymi: Former director of Counter Intelligence of the Iraqi Intelligence Service. Isam is suspected of leading the intelligence arm of the New Regional Command and providing support to Jaysh Mohammed. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Isam Khudair on March 27, 2005. There is a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

20. Ghazwan Sabti Faraj Al-Qubaysi: Senior Iraqi New Baath Party leader and former Iraqi Staff Major General, Intelligence Officer. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Qubaysi is pending. There is a reward for up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

21. Abdallah Al-Janabi: Self-proclaimed religious sheik using his positional influence in Al Anbar for personal gain and to aid insurgent groups. Janabi provides financial, manpower, leadership and spiritual support to Al Anbar area terrorists. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Janabi on Jan. 9, 2005. There is a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

22. Ibrahim Yusif Turki Al-Jabburi: A member of the former regime and a current insurgency leader and facilitator. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq issued an arrest warrant for Turki on Jan. 9, 2005. There is a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

23. Khalaf Muhammad Mukhlif Al-Dulaymi (Abu Marwan): Former director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service’s M-19 “Special Projects” directorate. Dulaymi was in charge of numerous Iraqi front companies that moved funds abroad for Saddam Hussein. Dulaymi reportedly fled Iraq with millions of U.S. dollars after the regime’s fall and now provides funds and organizes weapons and fighter smuggling into Iraq for the insurgency.

24. Abu Mustafa Al-Sheibani: The head of the Sheibani Network, a paramilitary extremist organization largely based in Baghdad and Southern Iraq, Sheibani is responsible for the growing use of explosively formed projectile devices in Iraq. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Sheibani was issued on April 12, 2005. A reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to his capture is pending approval.

25. Ahmad Watban Ibrahim: Son of Watban Ibrahim Hasan al Tikriti and nephew of Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan, Ahmad provides financial support and operational direction to anti-Iraqi forces in Iraq. He also transports money into Iraq for insurgents, facilitates foreign fighter movement into Iraq, and has participated in attacks against Coalition forces. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Ahmad and a reward for information leading to his capture are pending.

26. Mundhir Al-Kassar: Kassar has connections with the Sabawi Ibrahim al Hassan family, to include Umar, Bashar and Ayman. He is a known weapons dealer and terrorist supplier. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Kassar and a reward for information leading to his capture are pending.

27. Ahmad Abu Sajad Al-Gharawi: Operates an Iraqi rejectionist insurgent cell in the Maysaan province. The network is responsible for numerous attacks against Coalition forces using improvised explosive devices and explosively formed projectile devices. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Gharawi and a reward for information leading to his capture are pending.

28. Mam Abd Al-Karim: Senior Ansar al-Sunna member and primary facilitator for operations, financing and communications. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Mam Karim and a reward for information leading to his capture are pending.

29. Abdul Hadi Al-Iraqi: An al-Qaida Leader and member of Ashura Council, Hadi Al-Iraqi is originally from the Mosul area.

30. Abu-Ayyub Al-Masri: An associate of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (killed in a Coalition air strike June 7), Al-Masri was a member of the Al-Sunnah. He is Egyptian and a former member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

31. Sa’ad Hammid Shihab: Sa’ad and his brother, Ra’ad (No. 32 on the list), facilitate funds transfers to insurgent leaders in the Salahadeen areas. Sa’ad has also been mentioned as a key facilitator for Jaysh Mohammed. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Sa’ad Shihab is pending. There is a reward for up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

32. Ra’ad Hammid Shihab: Former Senior Baath Party member, who facilitates the transfer of funds to insurgent leaders in the Salahadeen and Al Anbar areas. Ra’ad has also been mentioned as a leader of Jaysh Mohammed. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Ra’ad Shihab is pending. There is a reward for up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

33. Muhammad Hisham Muhammad (AKA Mansur / Khadim al-Husayn): Ansar al-Islam/al-Sunna affiliated improvised explosive device facilitator, with connections to multiple IED networks throughout Northern Iraq. He is responsible for disseminating numerous remote detonation device designs used by former regime elements and terror organizations in Iraq. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for Mansur is pending. There is a reward for up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.

34. Ahmad Muhammad Yunis Al-Ahmad: Oldest son of Muhammad Yunis Ahmad (MYA). Ahmad Muhammad Yunis (AMY) uses business cover to travel, facilitate and finance his father’s anti-Iraqi activities. He has extensive knowledge of MYA’s residences, whereabouts, travel patterns, financial operations, and role in the new Iraqi Baath Party. A Central Criminal Court of Iraq arrest warrant for al-Ahmad and a reward for information leading to his capture are pending.

35. Sarheed Kadhim Al-Janabi: An active terrorist and operational leader of multiple groups. The groups he leads are involved in kidnapping and assassinations of Iraqi and foreign officials, and workers supporting Multi-National Force-Iraq. His groups are involved in anti-Iraqi forces activities, including oil infrastructure sabotage, and mortar and vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks.

36. Ahmad Shawqi Al-Kubaysi: A group leader and financier and facilitator, Al-Kubaysi is the overseer of the Muluki Mosque in Al Amiriyyah where he is known to issue Fatwas for killing police and army officers, and targeting Coalition forces.

37. Zuhayr Abdul Ghaffer Al-Kubaysi: The leader of sheiks in two mosques in the Al-Amiriyyah area, Al-Husayn and Al-Abus Mosques. He is viewed as the Emir to terrorists in the Al-Amiriyyah area. Al-Kubaysi is a extremist salafist who has issued Fatwas to kill Shias. Additionally, he is a financier of anti-Iraqi forces activities, receiving funds from possible former Baathists.

38. Jamal Al-Tikriti: An Umar Corps high-level operational leader. Jamal Al-Tikriti operates out of Baghdad conducting numerous improvised explosive device attacks against Coalition and Iraqi forces. Additionally, his organizations conduct assassinations against Iraqi officials.

39. Muhammed Fadhil Ghrib Al-Mashadani: Muhammed Fahil Ghrib Al-Mashadani is a financier and facilitator of the insurgency.

40. Talib Yousif Zwayed Al-Isawy: One of the well known leaders of the Queda organization in the Mesopotamia land, he considers himself the supreme spiritual console for several terrorist group cells.

41. Sabri Khrabudh Al-Dulaimi Aka Abu Ayub: Considered to be an assistant to Zarqawi. He has two wives, one is a Libyan and the other an Iraqi, and had close ties to the Iraqi Intelligence (Project 700), which owns $3 billion inside Iraq. He supervises many terrorist networks that have branches in many locations.

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CCCI convicts 11 insurgents
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 11 security detainees June 21 through June 27 for various crimes including possession of illegal weapons and illegal border crossing.

The trial court found Ra’oof Mesh’hen Hardan guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after he was found driving a vehicle rigged to be a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. A search of the vehicle revealed 31 attached explosive rounds to be detonated by either a trigger on the dashboard of the car or a secondary trigger in the car’s center console. The defendant admitted that his mission was to detonate the SVBIED when he came into contact with Coalition Forces.

The trial court found Salman Abdullah Mohammad guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after a search of his residence revealed two artillery shells, wire, and a phone base in a rear-living area under a blanket. The search of the defendant’s home was a result of information that the defendant constructed and placed IEDs.

The trial court found Abdul Elah Abdul Jabbar Mahmoud guilty of illegal border crossing, in violation of Article 10 of the Iraqi Passport Law, and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the Syrian national based on information that he was a foreign fighter that smuggled people between Syria and Iraq.

The trial court found Ibrahum Khalil Ghazaiy Awwad guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after he tried to evade a vehicle checkpoint. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed seven 155mm artillery shells, 60 120mm artillery shells, and 12 boxes of 14.5mm armor-piercing ammunition.

The trial court found Jawad Murad Fahad guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after his vehicle was stopped and a search revealed a grenade, two-way radios, electrical wire, batteries, switches, relay, and goggles.

The trial court found Mohammed Yassin Fadel Mohammed Al-Azzawi guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant with his two sons after a search of their house revealed three AK-47s, one PKC gun, one mortar sight, one RPG launcher, six RPG backpacks, 21 bayonets, two passports and four cell phones. The defendants all tested positive for explosives. After the prosecutor stated that the weapons were found in the father’s house and there was no evidence against the two sons, their charges were dropped.

The trial court found Salim Abdul Hashim guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after a search of his property revealed three AK-47s with ammunition, an 8mm German sniper rifle and a grenade.

The trial court found Aref Saleh Zaid Abdullah guilty of illegal border crossing, in violation of Article 10 of the Iraqi Passport Law, and sentenced him to three years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the Saudi Arabian national as part of a targeted raid, and he later admitted to illegally entering Iraq.

The trial court found Yasser Ibrahim Farhan guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Article 27 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after he and two others set off an IED and fired upon Coalition Forces. The two other individuals fled, and the defendant was found wounded with his AK-47 near an irrigation ditch.

The trial court found Hilal Farhan Hadi guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant with two others after finding a weapons cache just outside their property line. The charges against the other two defendants were dismissed.

The trial court found Hadi Dalaf Awad guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Article 27 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant with another man after discovering two separate weapons caches on each of their properties. Coalition Forces discovered three modified Egyptian grenades, five blasting caps, one grenade, one AK-47, 200 loose rounds of AK-47 ammunition, and anti-Coalition Forces propaganda, including two videos showing Coalition Forces being attacked 30 meters from Awad’s house. The charge against the other defendant was dismissed.

Upon conviction, all defendants are turned over to the Iraqi Corrections Service to serve their sentences.

To date, the CCCI has held 1,263 trials of insurgents suspected of anti-Iraqi and anti-Coalition activities threatening the security of Iraq and targeting MNF-I. These proceedings have resulted in 1,087 individual convictions with sentences ranging up to death.

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