2/22/2005

al-Zarqawi: Iraq's Most Wanted

The SeattlePost-Intelligencer reports:

The 29 most-wanted supporters of insurgent groups in Iraq, their alleged roles, and the rewards offered for them, as released by U.S. Central Command:

-Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida affiliate and terrorist leader, $25 million.

-Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, member of Saddam's inner circle and leader of New Regional Command and New Baath Party, $10 million.

-Muhammad Yunis al-Ahmad. Al-Douri's second-in-command. $1 million.

-Rashid Ta'an Kazim. Saddam-era leader and insurgent commander in Diyala province. $1 million.

-Abd-al-Baqi Abd al-Karim al-Abdallah al-Sa'adun. Saddam-era leader and insurgent commander in eastern and central Iraq. $1 million.

-Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti (aka Thafir Alsemak). Saddam's half-brother, insurgent financier from Syria. $1 million.

-Fadhil Ibrahim Mahmud Mashadani (aka Abu Huda). Operational leader in al-Douri's New Baath Party. $200,000.

-Ahmad Hasan Kaka al-Ubaydi. Saddam-era intelligence officer, associated with Ansar al-Islam and insurgent network. $200,000.

-Abu Abd-al-Aziz (aka Hamza). Foreign terrorist cell leader. $200,000.

-Hamin Bani Shari. Zarqawi associate. $200,000.

-Nuhad Naji al-Adhari al-Dulaymi. Saddam-era intelligence chief and insurgent financier. Fled Iraq. $200,000.

-Mahir al-Shami (aka Milad al-Lubnani). Al-Zarqawi associate. $200,000.

-Sayf al-Din al-Rawi. Associate of the sons of al-Douri and "Chemical Ali." Believed to be in Syria. $100,000.

-Muhammad Rajab al-Hadushi. Saddam-era commander and insurgent leader. $50,000.

-Najim Abdullah Zahwan Khalifah Ujayli. Republican Guard officer and insurgent leader. $50,000.

-Muhammad Khalaf Shakara (aka Abu Talha). Former commander for Ansar al-Islam, wanted in beheadings and other attacks. $50,000.

-Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Al-Zarqawi associate. $50,000.

-Abu Anas al-Iraqi. Explosives expert. $50,000.

-Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi. Foreign terrorist in Iraq. $50,000.

-Sheikh Abdalluh Abu Azzam (aka Amir of Anbar). Zarqawi lieutenant. $50,000.

-Muhammed Hardan Hashim, (aka Abu Said). Zarqawi lieutenant. $50,000.

-Mailk al-Tunisi. Zarqawi facilitator. $50,000.

-Abd al-Latif Humaym (aka Abu Tamuz). Former religious adviser to Saddam and insurgent financier. Fled Iraq. $50,000.

-Lu'ay Ben Mohammed Saka. Zarqawi facilitator. $50,000.

-Umar Husayn Hadid Salman al-Khalifawi (aka Abu Khattab, Abu Abdallah). Zarqawi associate. $50,000.

-Shaykh Mahmud al-Hasani al-Sharqi. Shiite wanted in several attacks who may disguise himself by dressing as a woman. $50,000.

-Shaykh Ahmad Husayn al-Dabash. Insurgent leader in Abu Ghraib area, tied to foreign terrorist network. $50,000.

-Abdullah al-Janabi. Insurgent leader formerly in Fallujah. $50,000.

-Ibrahim Yusif Turki al-Jabburi. Insurgent leader in the Mosul area. $50,000.

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DR