Iraq: Saddam's half brother captured
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-02-27 17:20

Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan, a half brother of Saddam Hussein and one of the remaining fugitives on the U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis, has been captured, officials in the prime minister's office said Sunday.

Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan, a half brother of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, shown in this Department of Defense playing card, has been captured, officials in the prime minister's office said Sunday Feb. 27, 2005. [AP]

Officials in interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's office, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the capture but gave no details on where it took place or when. It was also not immediately known whether Iraqi forces or U.S. troops had detained Hasan.

Hasan is No. 36 on the U.S. list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis.

According to the U.S. Central Command, only 12 of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis remain at large. With Hasan's capture, the count would be 11 still at large.

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