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Iraq`s `Chemical Ali` captured
Washington, Aug 21: The former high-ranking Iraqi official known as `Chemical Ali` is in the custody of US forces, a senior defence official said today.
Washington, Aug 21: The former high-ranking Iraqi official known as "Chemical Ali" is in the custody of US forces, a senior defence official said today.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, once ran Iraq's armed forces. Opponents gave him his nickname for his role in 1988 chemical weapons attacks that killed
thousands of Kurds in northern Iraq.
Bureau Report