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[casi] Former Iraqi vice president Ramadan captured in Mosul



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/iraq_us_list_capture_ramadan

Former Iraqi vice president Ramadan captured in Mosul:
PUK

ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) - Former Iraqi vice president Taha
Yassin Ramadan was captured by Kurdish fighters in the
northern city of Mosul and turned over to US forces, a
senior official of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
revealed.

"PUK fighters captured Taha Yassin Ramadan on Monday
at 1500 local time (1100 GMT) in Mosul," the official
told AFP in Arbil on condition of anonymity, adding
that "he has been turned over to American forces."

Another PUK official in Sulaimaniyah, where Jalal
Talabani's party is based, confirmed to AFP the arrest
of Ramadan, listed among the 55 most wanted members of
the former Iraqi regime.






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