Special Report:  Trial of Saddam Hussein 

Photo shows a painting of ousted leader Saddam Hussein and his first wife Sajida. (AFP Photo)

    BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's wife and daughter, who are living in exile, are placed on a list of 41 most wanted fugitives by the Iraqi government, Iraqi national security advisor said on Sunday.

    "The Iraqi government is proud to announce that we have created our first most wanted list," Mowafaq al-Rubaie told reporters.

    "Those wanted people are trying to destroy our country and trigger a sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites," he said.

    The list was topped by Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who was number two in Iraq's Revolution Command Council and the highest ranking official still on the run.

    The list includes Saddam's eldest daughter Raghad, who lives in neighbouring Jordan, and his wife Sajida, believed to be living in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar.

    Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the successor to the slain al-Qaida's leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is also on the list. Enditem

Saddam's eldest daughter Raghad (File Photo)