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Iraq-Jordan
Former Mosul Police Chief Arrested
2004-11-22
The former police chief of Mosul has been arrested for allegedly allowing insurgents to take over police stations during an uprising in the northern city, a senior official said Monday. Brig. Gen. Mohammed Kheiri Barhawi was arrested Sunday by Kurdish militia in Irbil, where he fled after he was fired in the wake of the uprising, deputy Gov. Khasro Gouran said. Gouran said Barhawi will be handed over to the Iraqi Interior Ministry within the next few days. U.S. and Iraqi forces regained control of Mosul following the uprising, which American officials believe may have been launched in support of insurgents in Fallujah, which was overrun by U.S. and Iraqi forces this month.
Posted by:Steve

#1  I note that AP declined to indicate Barhawi's ethnicity and flavor of Islam... I doubt that this is an oversight. Since he seems to have given some measure of approval, tacit or otherwise, I'm guessing that the Big. Gen designation comes from his days in Saddam's Army or Rev Guard, therefore a reliable Sunni Arab and probably somehow related, lol! If this is true, I have no doubt the Kurd Militia enjoyed their role is capturing this clown. Gooooooood.
Posted by: .com   2004-11-22 12:32:27 PM  

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