Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
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Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti , half brother of Saddam Hussein
, was the leader of the Iraq
i secret service, the Mukhabarat
, at the time of the 1991 Gulf War
. He was the head of the Directorate of General Security
from 1991 to 1996, and later served as a presidential advisor to Hussein.
As of February 27, 2005, the date news of his arrest was made public, he held the six of Diamonds position in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
, and was number 36 on the top 55 most wanted Iraqis list.
He was suspected of being behind explosions and killings that took place after the collapse of the former regime, and a one million dollar reward was offered for information that led to either his capture or death.
Syria
turned him over to Iraqi forces after his capture. The Iraqi troops in turn turned him over to U.S forces. Syria has been repeatedly charged with protecting former Iraqi officials, a charge which the Syrian government has always denied.
In March 2009 Ibrahim was sentenced to death by hanging. As his death sentence was read out, he stood up and proclaimed "God is great" and that he was proud to be a martyr.
His son, Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim
, was also arrested by the US and was serving a life sentence until his escape from prison on December 9, 2006.
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
, was the leader of the Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i secret service, the Mukhabarat
Iraqi Intelligence Service
The Iraqi Intelligence Service , also known as the Mukhabarat, General Directorate of Intelligence, or Party Intelligence, was the main state intelligence organization in Iraq under Saddam Hussein...
, at the time of the 1991 Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
. He was the head of the Directorate of General Security
Directorate of General Security
The Directorate of General Security also called Internal State Security, secret police or some variation thereof was a domestic Iraqi intelligence agency.-History:...
from 1991 to 1996, and later served as a presidential advisor to Hussein.
As of February 27, 2005, the date news of his arrest was made public, he held the six of Diamonds position in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
In the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition, the U.S. military developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of President Saddam Hussein's government, mostly high-ranking Baath Party members or members of the Revolutionary Command Council...
, and was number 36 on the top 55 most wanted Iraqis list.
He was suspected of being behind explosions and killings that took place after the collapse of the former regime, and a one million dollar reward was offered for information that led to either his capture or death.
Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
turned him over to Iraqi forces after his capture. The Iraqi troops in turn turned him over to U.S forces. Syria has been repeatedly charged with protecting former Iraqi officials, a charge which the Syrian government has always denied.
In March 2009 Ibrahim was sentenced to death by hanging. As his death sentence was read out, he stood up and proclaimed "God is great" and that he was proud to be a martyr.
His son, Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim
Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim
Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim is Saddam Hussein's half-nephew and a suspected guerrilla. Ayman's father is Sabawi Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half brother who was captured in Tikrit in February, 2005...
, was also arrested by the US and was serving a life sentence until his escape from prison on December 9, 2006.