Insurgents'' financier turns himself in to Iraqi authorities

[Barrett808]

BAGHDAD, June 12 (KUNA) -- An insurgent responsible for financing insurgent groups in Mosul turned himself in to the Iraqi security authorities on Wednesday, said an Iraqi Government press release on Sunday.

It confirmed that insurgent Abu Hajji Ibrahim Hamid Khalaf turned himself in on Wednesday to the security authorities in the city of Mosul, northern Iraq.

It added that Abu Hajji Ibrahim is one of the financiers and planners of terror operations in the city of Mosul, who also has links to Al-Mullah Mahdi.

Meanwhile, the authority in charge of detainees' issues released 259 detainees after reconsidering their cases and proving them innocent of their accusations.

The concerned authority, formed of six representatives of the ministries of human rights, defense, and interior and three major officials in the security forces, studied more than 12,500 cases and recommended the release of 7,000 detainees.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=742151

[rzemanfl]

1. Hard to believe this one. n/t

[Straight Shooter]

2. Oh, wonderful. One down, three thousand and fifty-seven to go.

If bushco can make up numbers, so can I.

[rustydog]

3. This MUST be the number 3 guy in the insurgency, right?

[dkofos]

5. Indeed!!

[Roland99]

4. How about "A Mosul insurgency financier"

[bahrbearian]

6. Follow the Money

aren't we missing 8.8 billion in reconstruction funds