( FILE ) Picture dated 06 March 2003 taken in Damascus of top former Baath official and deputy to deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein , Izzat Ibrahim al - Douri . Al - Douri has been arrested in the northern province of Salaheddin , the Dubai - based al - Arabiya broadcaster reported 23 April 2008 . A spokesman for Iraqi security forces in Baghdad , Qassem Atta , would not confirm or deny the report when asked . Officers of the Iraqi Army and police officials in Salaheddin denied the report . EPA / STR < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >