Wednesday, February 11, 2004

44 OUT OF 55
U.S. forces arrested a senior former Baath party member on the list of 55 wanted officials of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime.

A U.S. army spokesman said Tuesday Mohsen Khodr al-Khafaji, the most senior Baath official in southern Iraq, was arrested ,raising to 44 the number of wanted officials who have been rounded up, including Saddam.

Eleven officials are still at large, including deputy president Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.

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