Saddam's brother-in-law arrested
American forces have arrested Saddam Hussein’s brother-in-law in the deposed Iraqi leader’s home town of Tikrit.
Mulhana Hamood Abdul Jabar was detained yesterday and taken to Baghdad International Airport for questioning, said US military spokeswoman Major Josslyn Aberle.
“Saddam’s brother-in-law is not in the top 55 list,” she said, referring to the top members of Saddam’s regime depicted on a deck of playing cards distributed to US troops.
Abdul Jabar was arrested after he drove two wounded men to a hospital in Tikrit. Hospital staff informed US military police that he was Saddam’s relative.
Major Aberle said the two injured men, who were suffering from gunshot wounds, will be questioned when they recover.
