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  CFLCC Media Release
Aziz Salih Hasan Numan Al-Hafaji, #8 on the "Top 55" list and the "King of Diamonds" was captured by Coalition Forces yesterday in Baghdad.
Al Numan was the Ba'ath Party Regional Command Chairman in the former regime and responsible for West Baghdad.
During the Gulf War, Al Numan was appointed Governor of Kuwait, and alleged to have been responsible for murdering, raping, torturing and deporting numerous Kuwaiti citizens.
www.arcent.army.mil /media_releases/2003/may/may23_02.asp   (755 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Iraq - Tariq Aziz tells judge: 'I never killed anybody'
TARIQ Aziz, the urbane, English-speaking envoy of the former Iraqi regime, argued during his appearance before an Iraqi judge yesterday that he was not personally responsible for any murders.
Aziz, a former foreign minister and deputy prime minister, was among 11 other accused who appeared to hear charges against them.
Aziz, the only Christian in the top Baath Party leadership, asked the judge for an Arab non-Iraqi lawyer and a "foreign lawyer as well".
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=404&id=755692004   (735 words)

  
 Aziz Salih Numan
Aziz Salih Numan [Aziz Saleh Numan] was a Ba'ath Party Regional Command member (responsible for the Southern Office); former Governor of occupied Kuwait, Basrah, Dhi Qar, An Najaf, and Karbala'.
Aziz Saleh Numan, member of Iraq's ruling Arab Baath Socialist Party, told the state-run Iraq TV that the move came ahead of the annual Greater Bairam, the most important festival in Arab countries.
He was captured by Coalition Forces on May 21, 2003 near Baghdad.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/numan.htm   (179 words)

  
 IOL: US troops arrest senior Baath Party commander
The US Central Command said in a statement that Aziz Salih Numan was a Baath Party regional command chairperson responsible for west Baghdad.
It said Numan was "now in custody of coalition forces" and that he was captured on Wednesday near Baghdad.
Numan's capture brings to 25 the number of the 55 wanted fugitives now in US custody.
www.int.iol.co.za /?click_id=3&art_id=qw1053614880665B262&set_id=1   (343 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Top Saddam Aides Expected to Face Iraqi Justice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Iraq's former Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz and Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," are among those likely to be turned over to Iraqi justice with Saddam Hussein on Wednesday, an interior ministry official said.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's former Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz and Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," are among those likely to be turned over to Iraqi justice with Saddam Hussein on Wednesday, an interior ministry official said.
Others expected to be handed over are Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half-brother and adviser; Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, presidential secretary; Sabawi Ibrahim, Saddam's maternal half-brother; and Aziz Salih Numan, Baath Party regional commander and head of the party militia.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/06/30/top_saddam_aides_expected_to_face_iraqi_justice   (253 words)

  
 Islam Online- News Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Aziz Salih al-Numan, a former governor of Karbala and An-Najaf and regional Baath Party official, number eight, captured on May 22.
Tareq Aziz, a former deputy prime minister, number 25, surrendered and in U.S. custody since April 25.
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, a former member of the Baath's regional command and presumed head of Iraq's biological warfare program, number 39, in custody since May 9.
www.islamonline.net /English/News/2003-08/21/article08a.SHTML   (849 words)

  
 Iraqi Leaders
Aziz Salih al-Numan (8): Ba'ath Party regional command chairman for west Baghdad and a former governer of Karbala and Najaf; taken into custody by U.S. forces on May 22, 2003.
Aziz is one of the most familiar members of the Iraqi regime and often served as its chief spokesman to the West.
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (39): Though officially Iraq's Youth and Trade Bureau Chairman, Ammash is suspected of overseeing the country's clandestine biological warfare program.
www.iraqwatch.org /update/iraqileaders.htm   (1884 words)

  
 US reshuffles Iraqi most-wanted list - War on Iraq - smh.com.au
US officials offered no explanation for the changes, which kept the same individuals in the top seven positions but reordered most of the remaining 48.
Aziz surrendered to US forces in late April.
Aziz Salih Numan - Baath Party (BP) Regional Commander, Commander BP Militia.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/17/1052885445787.html   (360 words)

  
 CBSNews.com: Print This Story
On Thursday, they busted Aziz Salih al-Numan, No 8 on the list, a Baath party commander who ran Kuwait after the 1990 Iraqi invasion and may have taken part of the brutal repression of the 1991 Shiite uprising.
According to the Journal, he is one of a select list of nine leaders who faces possible war crimes charges.
CEBTCOM has said they hope the Iraqis in custody — which include high-ranking figures like Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and science adviser Amir al-Saeed — would help them accomplish two avowed goals of the Iraq mission: bringing Saddam to justice and locating weapons of mass destruction.
uttm.com /stories/2003/04/23/iraq/printable550823.shtml   (627 words)

  
 AxisofLogic/ World News
Former Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz and Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" for his role in using chemical weapons, are among those to be turned over to Iraqi legal custody with Saddam, an Interior Ministry official said.
Among others expected to be handed over are Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half-brother and adviser; Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, presidential secretary; Sabawi Ibrahim, Saddam's maternal half-brother; Watban Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half-brother and adviser; and Aziz Salih Numan, Baath Party regional commander and head of the party militia.
Saddam, accused by Iraqis of ordering the killing and torture of thousands of people during 35 years of Baathist rule, has been held as a prisoner of war since U.S. forces found him hiding in a hole near his hometown of Tikrit in December.
www.axisoflogic.com /cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=55&num=9687   (561 words)

  
 The Forged Papers Chase That is Bound to Run and Run
The US said yesterday that it had arrested another senior Iraqi, number eight on its “most wanted” list, Aziz Salih al-Numan, who was high up in the Baghdad Baath party.
After all, Tariq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister, and Saddam’s spokesman abroad, the most familiar face of the Iraqi regime since the 1991 Gulf War, handed himself over on April 25, almost a month ago.
Whether Aziz was strictly a member of the inner circle is a matter for debate.
www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0523-05.htm   (1126 words)

  
 Saddam Hears Charges Against Him
Reuters - File photos (clockwise from top left) of former Iraqi officials President Saddam Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, military commander Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as 'Chemical Ali', Baath party regional commander Aziz Salih Numan, Saddam's half-brother and adviser Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, and presidential secretary Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti.
The court permitted cameras into the courtroom to capture the images of a now thinner Hussein, but would not allow audio.
A total of 11 of Hussein's top lieutenants, including Tariq Aziz, are expected to hear their charges later today.
www.anairhoads.org /politics/sadcourt.shtml   (385 words)

  
 Iraqi Tribunal to charge Saddam and 11 aides
The proceedings, likely to take place near Baghdad international airport, where the deposed leader and his top lieutenants have been held, will be televised, but not live.
File photos(clockwise from top left) of former Iraqi officials: President Saddam Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, military commander Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as 'Chemical Ali', Baath party regional commander Aziz Salih Numan, Saddam's half-brother and adviser Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, and presidential secretary Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti.
Iraq's newly installed government took legal control of Saddam and 11 of his senior lieutenants on June 30, 2004.
www2.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-07/01/content_344587.htm   (759 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
-- Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim, the former ruling Baath party's regional command chairman for east Baghdad, was handed over to U.S. special forces by Kurdish fighters on April 17.
Aziz Salih Numan: Baath Party regional commander, commander
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash: Party Youth and Trade Bureau chairman 54.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=specialreport&sid=af_6FsmlvifE&refer=news   (578 words)

  
 Iraq’s Most Wanted - Newsweek The War in Iraq - MSNBC.com
Under his rule, torture was at its height, hundreds of Kuwaitis were “disappeared” and the oilfields were burned for pure vengeance.
But Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, who led the columns blasting their way into the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, damaging some of the most sacred shrines of Islam, is for some reason not included on the hit list.
Nor is Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi Christian whose erudite English has made him one of the most familiar spokesmen for the regime on the international scene.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3068681/site/newsweek   (2407 words)

  
 Iraq's most wanted - SourceWatch
Ali Hasan Majid, Presidential adviser, southern region commander, captured by coalition forces August 21, 2003
Aziz Salih al-Numan, Baath Party regional commander, militia commander, taken into custody May 22, 2003
Tariq Aziz, Deputy prime minister, surrendered April 24, 2003
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Iraq's_most_wanted   (512 words)

  
 Archives - Deck of Cards Helps Troops Identify Regime's Most Wanted
Aziz Salih Numan--BP Regional Cmdr/Cmdr BP Militia - Reg Cmd
Samir abd al Aziz al Najm --BP Chmn and Cmdr BP Militia - Diyal Gov.
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash--Party Youth and Trade Bureau Chairman
www.loper.org /~george/archives/2003/Apr/916.html   (652 words)

  
 Human Rights First | International Justice - Iraqi Special Tribunal
Aziz Salih al-Numan – former head of Ba’ath party for western Baghdad
Sabid Abdul Aziz al-Douri – former mayor of Baghdad
The tribunal has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
www.humanrightsfirst.org /international_justice/w_context/w_cont_10.htm   (1137 words)

  
 [ RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY ]
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the capture of another senior member of the former Hussein regime in a 22 May press release on its website (http://www.centcom.mil).
Aziz Salih al-Numan served as a Ba'ath Party regional commander in west Baghdad, was commander of the Ba'ath Party Militia, and was the former governor of Karbala and Al-Najaf.
He was 8th on CENTCOM's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis.
www.rferl.org /newsline/2003/05/6-SWA/swa-230503.asp?po=y   (1285 words)

  
 U.S. Treasury - Recent OFAC Actions: 06/24/2003
AZIZ, Tariq Mikhail, Deputy Prime Minister; DOB 1936; Iraq (individual) [IRAQ]*
AL-NUMAN, Aziz Salih; DOB 1941; DOB 1945; POB An Nasiriyah, Iraq; Ba'th Party Regional Command Chairman; nationality Iraqi (individual) [IRAQ]
AZIZ, Tariq Mikhail); DOB 1 Jul 1936; POB Mosul or Baghdad, Iraq; Deputy Prime Minister; Passport No. NO34409/129 (Iraq) issued Jul 1997; nationality Iraqi (individual) [IRAQ]
www.treas.gov /offices/enforcement/ofac/actions/20030624.html   (2481 words)

  
 TRIAL - Track Impunity Always : Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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Aziz Salih Al-Numan was born in Nasiriyah, Iraq in 1941.
Some sources give 1944 as his date of birth.
www.trial-ch.org /en/trial-watch/profil/db/facts/aziz_saleh-al-numan_255.html   (369 words)

  
 Iraqis take legal charge of Saddam. 30/06/2004. ABC News Online
We are not going to allow him to turn the trial into a Milosevic-type showdown."
Former deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz and al-Majid for his role in using chemical weapons, were among those to be turned over to Iraqi legal custody with Saddam, an Interior Ministry official said earlier.
Among others who were expected to be handed over were: Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half-brother and adviser; Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, his secretary; Sabawi Ibrahim, Saddam's maternal half-brother; Watban Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half-brother and adviser; and Aziz Salih Numan, Baath Party regional commander and head of the party militia.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200406/s1144096.htm   (670 words)

  
 Iraq: The hunt continues
It is believed that till date 33 of the 55 leaders have been reportedly arrested, though the figures are contested at various levels.
The arrested include several top aides of Saddam, including Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, Saddam’s presidential secretary and No. 4 on the most-wanted list, and former deputy prime minister and spokesman Tareq Aziz.
Baath Party regional commander, militia commander: Taken into custody 22 May, 2003
www.dayafterindia.com /july30/iraq.html   (445 words)

  
 The Agonist: 55 Most Wanted
Aziz Salih Numan -- Baath Party (BP) regional commander/ Regional commander for BP militia
Samir abd al Aziz al Najm -- BP chairman & commander BP Militia - Diyal
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash -- Party Youth & Trade Bureau Chairman
www.agonist.org /archives/001480.html   (556 words)

  
 Iraq's Most Wanted, The List Of 55 Regime Leaders Sought By Central Command - CBS News
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash — Party Youth & Trade Bureau Chairman
Tariq Aziz Surrenders To U.S. Former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, one of the most visible members of Saddam's regime, surrendered to U.S. forces, Randall Pinkston reports.
Tariq Aziz Surrenders To U.S. Saddam's Half-Brother Captured
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/04/14/iraq/main549220.shtml   (896 words)

  
 Iraq names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, member of Baath Regional Command
Qusai Hussein, Saddam's second son, member of Baath Regional Command, commander of the special security forces in charge of Saddam's security, supervisor of the Republican Guards forces
Yahya Abdellah al-Aboudi; Uqlah Abid Saqar; Rashid Ta'an Kadhim; Fadhil Mahmoud Gharib; Muhsin Khadhir al-Khaffaji; Ali Hasan al-Majid; Mizban Khadir Hadi; Latif Nusayif Jassim; Abdel Baqi Abdel Karim; Samir Abdel aziz al-Najm; Adil Abdallah; Aziz Salih al-Numan; Mohammed Zemam Abdel-Razzak and Huda Salih Mehdi Ammash (female).
www.stthomas.edu /jour/apstyle/Iraq_names.html   (339 words)

  
 Most-Wanted Iraqis Captured
8 Aziz Salih al-Numan Regional Command Chairman For Ba'ath Party Baghdad
39 Huda Salih Mehdi Ammash Central Ba'ath Party Regional Command Member, Head Of Professional Bureau And Student Youth Bureaus (MAJOR PLAYER IN BIOTECH/GENETIC PROGRAMS) known as "Mrs.
42 Samir abd al Aziz al Najm Baath party regional chairman in east Baghdad and commander of the Baath party militia "four of clubs;"
www.iacsp.com /w-cards.html   (769 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
And that's where we find Jane Arraf -- good morning, Jane.
Well, the biggest development so far, you touched on it earlier, is the arrest, the detention of Aziz Salih al-Numan.
Now, he's number eight on that most wanted list and he is one of the people who is actually wanted for investigation for war crimes.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0305/23/lad.11.html   (507 words)

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