Editing Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (section)

==Post-war life==
On 25 June 2003, British newspaper the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reported that al-Sahhaf had been captured by coalition troops at a roadblock in Baghdad.<ref name=bags/> The report was not confirmed by military authorities and was denied by al-Sahhaf's family through [[Abu Dhabi TV]]. The next day, al-Sahhaf recorded an interview for [[Riyadh]]-based news channel [[al-Arabiya]].<ref>{{cite news|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512132345/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85572,00.html |archive-date=12 May 2006 |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85572,00.html |title=Ex-Iraqi Information Minister Could Be a TV Star |website=FoxNews.com |date=30 April 2003|access-date=30 April 2003 |first=Don |last=Kaplan}}</ref> He was reportedly paid as much as [[United States dollar|US$]]200,000 for the television interview, during which he appeared very withdrawn, in contrast with the bombastic persona he projected during the war. Many of his answers consisted of a simple "yes" or "no". He refused to speculate on the causes of the downfall of the Iraqi government and answered only "history will tell" when asked if video clips purporting to prove that Saddam Hussein was alive were genuine, amid speculation at that time that Hussein had been killed during the war.

His fame quickly evaporated as the war continued into the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|insurgency phase]]; from the middle of 2003 onward, he faded from the public spotlight, and was no longer a figure in the war. Al-Sahhaf said that he had surrendered to United States forces, had been interrogated by them and then released.<ref>{{cite news| title= Ex-minister detained, released|agency= [[Associated Press]]| date= 27 June 2003}}</ref><ref name="AtlTrue">{{cite news| url= https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/baghdad-bob-and-his-ridiculous-true-predictions/274241/| title='Baghdad Bob' and His Ridiculous, True Predictions| first= Emily| last= DePrang| work= [[The Atlantic]]| date= 21 March 2013|access-date= 10 February 2017}}</ref> He was not charged for his role in Saddam Hussein's government.<ref name="AtlTrue"/>

In March 2008, it was reported by ''[[The Times]]'' that al-Sahhaf was living in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/where-are-they-now-comical-ali-rageh-omaar-and-private-jessica-lynch-tjjlbp2bkj0|title=Where are they now? Comical Ali, Rageh Omaar and Private Jessica Lynch|first1=Tom |last1=Whipple |first2=Hattie |last2=Garlick |date=19 March 2008 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200602084115/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/where-are-they-now-comical-ali-rageh-omaar-and-private-jessica-lynch-tjjlbp2bkj0 |archive-date=2 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>