The notorious Iraqi general known as "Chemical Ali" -- Saddam Hussein's cousin who allegedly ordered a deadly chemical weapons attack against Kurds in 1988 -- was arrested by US forces, U.S. officials said Thursday.
In April, the U.S. Central Command said the body of Gen. Ali Hassan al-Majeed, fifth on US most wanted Iraqis list, had been found after an air assault on his home in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. At that time, British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said there were "indications that that is the case.".
Al-Majeed had been coordinating the resistance in southern Iraq, according to press reports. He has been accused of ordering the attack against Kurds in northern Iraq in 1988, which killed some 5,000. (Albawaba.com)
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