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- ↑ "Most-wanted Iraqi card deck: Where are they now?". WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ "Iraq Most Wanted Fast Facts". CNN. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ "U.S. captures another of Iraq's most wanted". NBC News. 2004-02-10. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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