Iraqi police have arrested the brother of one of Saddam Hussein's top bodyguards and handed him to US forces.
US forces wanted him for allegedly organising guerrilla attacks against American soldiers.
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Adnan Abdullah Abid Al-Musslit, photographed standing next to SaddamHussein
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US Lt Col Steve Russell said the man was a brother of Adnan Abdullah Abid al-Musslit, the senior Saddam bodyguard who was captured on July 29th in Tikrit. Al-Musslit was "one of Saddam's lifelong bodyguards" and was believed to have detailed knowledge of the former president's hiding places.
Lt Col Russell said documents and other information obtained from the men would be useful in the hunt for the former Iraqi dictator.
Elsewhere, the US military said a soldier died in Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad, after falling off a building he was guarding. There was no indication of foul play.
In Tikrit, US forces plan to begin training recruits for Iraq's civil defence force in the coming week.
Thirty-five men will be trained initially and will hopefully serve as the core for the new Iraqi defence force.
PA