Kirkuk, May 27: US forces have arrested a man they identified as Saddam Hussein's brother-in-law in the strongman's hometown of Tikrit, a military spokeswoman said today. A newspaper reported the arrest but identified the same man as Saddam's son-in-law. Mulhana Hamood Abdul Jabar was detained early Sunday and taken to Baghdad international airport for questioning, spokeswoman Maj. Josslyn Aberle said. ``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 me to a hospital in Tikrit at 3 AM Sunday (0430 IST) Hospital staff informed US MPs that he was Saddam's relative.

Aberle said the two injured men, who were suffering from gunshot wounds, will be questioned when they recover.
Azzaman, a London-based daily newspaper that recently opened offices in Baghdad, reported the arrest and cited the same details but said Abdul Jabar was Saddam's son-in-law. It gave no further details. Bureau Report