▁the ▁United ▁Ira qi ▁Alliance ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁links ▁with ▁U day ▁Hus sein . ▁ ▁J ub uri ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁minor ity ▁of ▁Sun ni ▁Arab s ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁Ira q ▁in ▁the ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁J ub uri ▁was ▁ind icted ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁the ▁the ft ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁of ▁government ▁money ▁intended ▁to ▁protect ▁oil ▁pip elines ▁near ▁Kir ku k ▁against ▁attack . ▁The ▁money ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁accused ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁official so f ▁diver ting ▁the ▁money ▁towards ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency , ▁although ▁this ▁hasn ' t ▁been ▁proved . ▁Following ▁the ▁ind ict ment , ▁he ▁fled ▁to ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁In ▁ex ile ▁he ▁founded ▁Al - Z aw ra a ▁TV , ▁a ▁twenty - four - hour ▁satellite ▁channel ▁broadcast ▁by ▁the ▁Arab s at ▁satellite ▁to ▁an ▁area ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁North ▁Africa . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁transm issions ▁on ▁the ▁Egypt ian - owned ▁N iles at ▁satellite ▁network ▁ceased ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Al ▁Z aw ra a ▁has ▁broadcast ▁songs ▁e ul og ising ▁Ira qi ▁vict ims ▁of ▁" the ▁American ▁occup iers ", ▁has ▁described ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency ▁as ▁" fre edom ▁f igh ters " ▁and ▁the ▁Sh i ' ite ▁leader ▁Mu qt ada ▁al - S