▁under ▁S add am ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁coup ▁attempt , ▁Al - J ub uri ▁re located ▁to ▁Sy ria . ▁Hus sein ▁killed ▁almost ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁J ub uri ' s ▁family ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁including ▁his ▁brother ▁and ▁brother - in - law . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Hom eland ▁Party ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁newspaper ▁called ▁the ▁" Other ▁D irection ". ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Tun is ia , ▁Ham id ▁al - J ab ouri , ▁who ▁defect ed ▁and ▁sought ▁political ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Follow - Up ▁and ▁Arr ang ement ▁Committee ▁grouping ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁ex iles . ▁ ▁Post - in vas ion ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁J ub uri ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mos ul ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁Kur d ish ▁pes h mer ga , ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁former ▁palace ▁owned ▁by ▁Ali ▁Hass an ▁al - M aj id . ▁J ub uri ▁and ▁K DP ▁pes h mer ga ▁forces ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁enter ▁Mos ul , ▁and ▁J ub uri ▁had ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁convin cing ▁the ▁Command ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Army ' s ▁V ▁Corps ▁to ▁surrender , ▁instead ▁of ▁fighting ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁K DP ▁forces . ▁He ▁proceeded ▁to