Hunt for Saddam: Tantalizing tip ends in frustration

2003-09-06 · English · The New York Times, archived by Kurdish Institute of Paris

A contemporary New York Times report on the Kurdish operation that captured former Iraqi vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan. Kosrat Rasool is identified as the senior PUK leader who oversaw the operation.

The report describes Kurdish militiamen capturing Colonel Mohammed Rashid Dawdi, whose interrogation led them to Taha Yassin Ramadan. It identifies Kosrat Rasool as a senior PUK leader who oversaw the operation and reports his account of the subsequent effort to exploit intelligence concerning Saddam Hussein's protection network. The article also records disagreements between Kurdish and American officials over what happened after the arrests, making it particularly useful as a contemporary account rather than a later simplified narrative.

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Kosrat Rasul's oversight of the Kurdish operation that captured Taha Yassin Ramadan and his involvement in intelligence efforts aimed at Saddam Hussein's network in 2003.

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