Omar al-Tikriti
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Omar al-Tikriti is the son of Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
and nephew of Saddam Hussein
. He is a graduate of Baghdad College
, in Baghdad
, Iraq
.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/international/middleeast/12family.html?ex=1168923600&en=50de76263789adb2&ei=5070 In July 2005, the United States Treasury Department blocked his assets and those of his brothers Yasir Al-Tikriti, Ayman Al-Tikriti, Ibrahim Al-Tikriti, Bashar Al-Tikriti and Sa’ad Al-Tikriti in the United States
due to his ties with the Ba'ath Party.
On November 17, 2005, Iraq
i Attorney General Chathanfar Hmod Al-Jasim presented Interpol
with an extradition
request to bring Saddam Hussein’s nephew from Yemen
back to Baghdad to stand trial for “committing acts of terror
". http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/2267.cfm
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti , half brother of Saddam Hussein, was the leader of the Iraqi secret service, the Mukhabarat, at the time of the 1991 Gulf War...
and nephew of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. He is a graduate of Baghdad College
Baghdad College
Baghdad College is an elite high school for boys in Baghdad, Iraq. It is among the nation's most highly regarded preparatory schools, boasting several well-known alumni and countless Iraqi professionals and intellectuals now living throughout the world...
, in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/12/international/middleeast/12family.html?ex=1168923600&en=50de76263789adb2&ei=5070 In July 2005, the United States Treasury Department blocked his assets and those of his brothers Yasir Al-Tikriti, Ayman Al-Tikriti, Ibrahim Al-Tikriti, Bashar Al-Tikriti and Sa’ad Al-Tikriti in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
due to his ties with the Ba'ath Party.
On November 17, 2005, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Attorney General Chathanfar Hmod Al-Jasim presented Interpol
Interpol
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
with an extradition
Extradition
Extradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties...
request to bring Saddam Hussein’s nephew from Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
back to Baghdad to stand trial for “committing acts of terror
State terrorism
State terrorism may refer to acts of terrorism conducted by a state against a foreign state or people. It can also refer to acts of violence by a state against its own people.-Definition:...
". http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/2267.cfm