two of hearts released

Iraq has released the two of hearts for health reasons.  Eleven of the 55 most wanted are still at large after two years.

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One of 55 most-wanted Iraqis set free
Associated Press
May 22, 2005  

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi authorities have released a top official in Saddam Hussein's former regime -- one of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis on the U.S. military's "deck of cards'' -- because he is terminally ill, the justice minister and the suspect's lawyer said today.

Ghazi Hammud al-Obeidi, former regional chairman in the southern Iraqi city of Kut for the former ruling Baath Party, was the first to be released among detained former regime members who were on the most-wanted list.

"Ghazi al-Obeidi is suffering from cancer and according to my information he has been released for health reasons,'' Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal told The Associated Press. "Only for health reasons.''

Of the 55 most wanted Iraqis, 11 are still at large and the rest have either been captured or killed. Only 52 of the names appeared on the deck of cards issued after the ouster of Saddam Hussein in April 2003.

The most sought after and highest ranking is number six, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the Revolutionary Command Council vice chairman and longtime Saddam confidant.