Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti

Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti is one of three half brothers of Saddam Hussein and former leader of the Iraqi secret service, Mukhabarat.

Related Topics:
Saddam Hussein - Iraq - Mukhabarat

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Up to 1995, he handled Saddam's personal fortune. This task was then taken over by a network of foreign brokers, since Saddam had decided that no-one in Iraq could be trusted to this task.

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U.S. officials characterized him as a member of what they called "Saddam's Dirty Dozen", responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. He was captured by American forces on April 17, 2003.

Related Topics:
U.S. - Torture and murder in Iraq - April 17 - 2003

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He is the five of clubs in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.

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