Gunmen kidnap brother of Iraq's interior minister

Gunmen kidnapped the brother of Iraq’s interior minister as he drove home in Baghdad today, the ministry said.

Jebbar Jabr Solagh was snatched as he drove home to the capital’s mainly Shiite district of Sadr City, where he also works as a hospital director, Capt. Felah Al-Mohammedawi, a minsitry spokesman, said.

Solagh is the brother of Interior Minister Baqir Jabr Solagh, the Shiite head of Iraq’s police forces, which have been battling Sunni-led insurgents along with the Iraqi and US militaries.