He had been commander of air defenses in western Iraq under Saddam Hussein , and military intelligence officials believed he was a suspected leader and financier of the insurgency there , providing money and housing for fighters coming in from Syria .
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
Iraq
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Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
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Syria