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Iraqi war hero defects to Jordan

Thursday 21 March 1996 00:02 GMT
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Iraqi war hero defects to Jordan

London - One of Iraq's top Gulf war generals has defected to Jordan where he has joined a group opposed to President Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi opposition group in London said. Staff-Lieutenant General Nazar Khazraji is one of the highest ranking officers ever to defect from Saddam's administration. Reuter

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