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| Interpol has circulated an arrest warrant for the oldest daughter of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. | Interpol has circulated an arrest warrant for the oldest daughter of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. |
| Raghad Saddam Hussein, who fled the 2003 US-led invasion, is accused of terrorism and other offences. | |
| She helped organise the legal defence of her father, who was hanged last December for crimes against humanity. | She helped organise the legal defence of her father, who was hanged last December for crimes against humanity. |
| Last year Iraq put Raghad and her mother, Sajida, on a list of its most wanted fugitives, alleging they supported the insurgency in Iraq. | Last year Iraq put Raghad and her mother, Sajida, on a list of its most wanted fugitives, alleging they supported the insurgency in Iraq. |
| The Iraqi Interior Ministry told the BBC Interpol had notified member countries on Friday. | The Iraqi Interior Ministry told the BBC Interpol had notified member countries on Friday. |
| Before her father was executed last year, Raghad asked for his body to be buried temporarily in Yemen until, she said, such time as coalition forces were expelled from Iraq. | Before her father was executed last year, Raghad asked for his body to be buried temporarily in Yemen until, she said, such time as coalition forces were expelled from Iraq. |
| The Jordanian authorities said last year that she was living in their country as an asylum seeker, but it is not clear where she is at present. | The Jordanian authorities said last year that she was living in their country as an asylum seeker, but it is not clear where she is at present. |