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One more in the bag, if anyone's still keeping track.
"70 of the man's supporters were killed and 80 captured"
Those are not small numbers. But I've often wondered why Tikrit isn't the hot zone that Fallujah, Najaf, and other cities seem to be.
Update:
Ibrahim was one of Saddam's top aides and most trusted confidants. His daughter was briefly married to Saddam's elder son Uday, bonding him within the ruling elite.The red-haired Ibrahim was born in 1942 near Tikrit, 160 km (100 miles) north of Baghdad.
Making him Saddam's red-headed step brother, er, brother-in-law, or something...
Update: Or not:
But the Pentagon had no immediate confirmation, and a senior Pentagon official expressed some doubt about the report.
Update 2: There was a passage in the original story that set a small warning bell off in my mind:
Latif said the captured man was suffering from leukemia. It has long been rumored that Ibrahim was suffering from the disease.
Seems like an awfully speedy diagnosis - but I'm no expert in that field.