BAGHDAD — Prosecutors presented documents Tuesday they said show Saddam Hussein approved executions of more than 140 Shiites in the 1980s, the most direct evidence yet against the former Iraqi leader ...

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Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been executed, according to Iraqi state television and other media outlets. Saddam had been sentenced to... Iraq Executes Saddam; Challenges Remain Former ...

Over the past four months, we've tried to feature and contextualise videos we felt should be seen and debated by a wider audience. Today's featured human rights video is something completely new. You ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq announced on Monday that a high-level security officer during the rule of Saddam Hussein has been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric. The ...

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for over two decades, maintaining control through fear, violence, and suppression of any opposition. However, his reign came to an end in 2006 when a US-led ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer implored world leaders on Thursday to prevent the United States from handing over the ousted leader to Iraqi authorities for execution, saying the ...

Saddam Hussein has a long history of using violence to achieve political ends. Read a selective list of events from his life, including milestones... From his early days as a dangerous Baathist ...