Farouk Hijazi, the head of Iraqi Security and Intelligence, has been arrested by U.S. forces. Although Hijazi's name is not on the list of fifty-five individuals that U.S. officials are pursuing, his arrest is significant because U.S. officials believe he has knowledge of the whereabouts of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction as well as the hiding places of Saddam Hussein and other fleeing Iraqi leaders. Farouk Hijazi was also accused of having met with Osama bin Laden, the leader of the terrorist network al-Qaeda, in 1998. At the time when Iraqi operatives attempted to assassinate President George Bush, the father of the current U.S. President, during his visit to Kuwait, Hijazi was the head of foreign operations for the Iraqi intelligence service. The news of Farouk Hijazi's arrest was announced after Tariq Aziz, the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, surrendered to U.S. forces yesterday.
Farouk Hijazi, Head of Iraqi Security and Intelligence, Arrested by U.S. Forces - 2003-04-25
Farouk Hijazi, the head of Iraqi Security and Intelligence, has been arrested by U.S. forces, raising concerns about his knowledge of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein. His arrest follows the surrender of Tariq Aziz, the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, indicating a significant shift in the Iraqi leadership during the U.S. invasion.
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U.S. forces arrested Farouk Hijazi, head of Iraqi Security and Intelligence, for knowledge of WMDs.
- U.S. forces arrest Farouk Hijazi
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📚 Background
The arrest of Farouk Hijazi highlights the U.S. focus on securing intelligence on WMDs.
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