Iraqi rebels banker captured: Govt
A former member of Saddam Hussein’s regime who was believed to be funding the insurgency has been captured, the Iraqi government said today.
It said Fadhil Ibrahim Mahmud Al-Mashadani, former leader of the military bureau, was caught at a farm north-east of Baghdad.
The statement said al-Mashadani was a high-ranking member of Saddam’s Baath Party and was “among the main facilitators of many terrorist attacks in Iraq”.
“Mashadani is believed to be personally responsible for coordinating and funding attacks against the Iraqi people,” the statement added.
