طاهر جليل حبوش

(تم التحويل من Tahir Jalil Habbush)
Major General

Tahir Jalil Habbush
طاهر جليل حبوش
Habbush as a Major General in 1989
Director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service
في المنصب
1995–2003
سبقهSabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
خلـَفهOffice abolished
Director of the Directorate of General Security
في المنصب
1997–1999
سبقهTaha Abbas al-Ahbabi
خلـَفهRafi Abdul Latif Tulfah
تفاصيل شخصية
وُلِد1950 (العمر 75–76)
Tikrit, Iraq
توفي2 أبريل 2026(2026-04-02) (aged 75–76)
Erbil, Iraq
الوظيفةPolice officer
Intelligence officer
الجوائزMother of All Battles Medal
الخدمة العسكرية
الولاءFlag of العراق البعثي العراق البعثي
الفرع/الخدمةMinistry of the Interior
سنوات الخدمة1970–2003
الرتبة Major General
الوحدةIraqi Police
Iraqi Intelligence Service
المعارك/الحروب

Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti (عربية: طاهر جليل حبوش التكريتي; 1950 – 2 April 2026) was an Iraqi intelligence official who served under the regime of Saddam Hussein. In 2001, he was Iraq's head of intelligence and as such, informed MI6 in January 2003 (shortly before the start of the Iraq War) that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction.[1]

Habbush was the "Jack of Diamonds" in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards[2] and is still a fugitive with a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his capture.[3] It is believed that al-Tikriti at some point operated from Syria and most likely played a direct role in the day-to-day operations of the insurgency against U.S.-led Coalition forces under the command of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.[4]

Forged 2003 Habbush letter

المقالة الرئيسية: Habbush letter
A mural in a mosque in Baghdad mentions his name as a benefactor

Habbush was the putative signatory of an alleged memo to Saddam Hussein, published in December 2003 and dated 1 July 2001, recommending Mohamed Atta to lead an attack team to destroy unspecified targets. The memo if genuine would corroborate allegations of Iraqi involvement in the attacks of September 11, 2001 which were led by Atta.[5] The memo is believed to be a forgery. According to Newsweek, "U.S. officials and a leading Iraqi document expert [say] the document is most likely a forgery, part of a thriving new trade in dubious Iraqi documents that has cropped up in the wake of the collapse of Saddam's regime."[6] In The Way of the World, author Ron Suskind alleges that the Bush administration itself ordered the forgery. Habbush then supposedly signed the letter, having already been resettled in Jordan with $5 million from the US.[7]

Sanctions

Habbush was listed on sanctions registers maintained by the United Nations Security Council,[8] the European Union,[9] and the United States Department of the Treasury.[10]

Escape from Iraq

Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Habbush disappeared and his whereabouts became unknown. Contemporary reports indicated that some senior Iraqi officials may have fled to neighbouring Syria during the early stages of the war, although specific details about Habbush's movements were not confirmed.[11]

Death

Habbush died from a sudden illness at a hospital in Erbil, on 2 April 2026.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Richard Norton-Taylor (18 مارس 2013). "MI6 and CIA heard Iraq had no active WMD". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 نوفمبر 2015. Retrieved 4 نوفمبر 2015.
  2. ^ "Iraq: The spies who fooled the world - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 18 مارس 2013. Archived from the original on 25 سبتمبر 2015. Retrieved 4 نوفمبر 2015.
  3. ^ "Rewards for Justice". Archived from the original on 15 فبراير 2013. Retrieved 18 مارس 2013.
  4. ^ Nance, Malcolm (2014). The Terrorists of Iraq: Inside the Strategy and Tactics of the Iraq Insurgency 2003–2014 (in English). CRC Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-1498706896.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ^ [1] Archived 13 مايو 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [2] Archived 16 مايو 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Allen, Mike (4 أغسطس 2008). "Book says White House ordered forgery". Politico. Archived from the original on 9 يونيو 2015. Retrieved 4 نوفمبر 2015.
  8. ^ "Security Council Sanctions List – Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti". United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 3 أبريل 2026.
  9. ^ "EU Sanctions Tracker – Tahir Jalil Habbush". European Union. Retrieved 3 أبريل 2026.
  10. ^ "Tahir Jalil Habbush – OFAC Sanctions". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 3 أبريل 2026.
  11. ^ "Hints that Syria might expel some Iraqis". CBS News. 21 أبريل 2003. Retrieved 3 أبريل 2026.
  12. ^ الموت يغيّب الحبوش ووزير الكهرباء الأسبق ماجد الأمارة [Death claims Haboush and former Minister of Electricity Majid Al-Amara]. Azzaman. 3 أبريل 2026.
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