Iraq's Former Defence Minister Surrenders

World | September 19, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Iraq's former Defence Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad al Tal surrendered Friday to U.S. forces in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Speaking on Arabic news network Al-Jazeera, a mediator of the former defence minister said al Tal surrendered with "all his confidence and pride." The U.S. military would not confirm the report. Al Tal was number 27 -- the 8 of hearts -- on U.S. Central Command's list of its 55 most wanted members of the former Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein.
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