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Iraqi security forces have arrested a nephew of toppled president Saddam Hussein in the northern city of Tikirt on suspicion of financing insurgents, national security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie said on Thursday. Yasser Sabawi was arrested on Wednesday as residents of Tikrit — Saddam’s hometown — protested to mark the beginning of the ousted president’s trial on charges of crimes against humanity, Rubaie told Reuters. Full Story