Baghdad - Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Izzat Ibrahim al-Dori, Saddam Hussein's former deputy at the request of the Iraqi government, news reports said Saturday. Al-Dori, 65, is wanted by the Iraqi government on terrorism charges, the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) quoted an Interpol statment as saying.
A day earlier, Interpol had issued an arrest warrant for Saddam's 38-year-old daughter, Raghad, on charges of terrorism and crimes against innocent people.
Raghad and her children have been living in exile in the Jordanian capital Amman, where they are hosted by the Hashemite royal family.
Raghad only ventured into the limelight after her father's execution, when she demonstrated with other sympathizers in Amman.
Meanwhile, Interpol's statement carried a detailed description of al-Dori and encouraged those with information on his whereabouts to come forward.
Al-Dori topped a list of 41 wanted persons, issued by the Iraqi government in July 2006, according to VOI. US forces have accused him of financing Iraqi insurgents and offered a 10-million-dollar reward for information leading to his arrest.
Al-Dori was the deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces under Saddam Hussein's rule. He allegedly held a senior post during the gassing of thousands of Kurds in 1988 when he was considered Saddam's right-hand man.
