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A scrolling headline read, "Saddam's execution marks the end of a dark period of Iraq's history". Al Arabiya reported that Saddam's lawyer had confirmed Saddam's death. [36] Major news networks carried official video of the moments leading up to Saddam's execution. The Iraqi government also released pictures of Saddam's dead body in a shroud.
Saddam’s Bedouin tribal nature often carried a sense of nobility, reflected in certain aspects of his character and behavior. A notable example occurred upon the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, his long-time adversary. Addressing his cabinet after receiving the news, Saddam said: [278] The news came today that Ayatollah Khomeini died.
The charges against Saddam included razing 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of Dujail farmland. The source for the figure was an unsourced claim published in a 2005 article in The New York Times . [ 14 ] The claimed area is larger than the total amount of farmland surrounding Dujail, and less than 2% of the city's population had land confiscated or ...
Thus, in 2006, Iraq gained its first fully democratic government in history — and the war continued to get worse. Even the June 2006 killing by American forces of al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al ...
Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya said that "Saddam Hussein was a prisoner of war held by the US occupation forces, and as such should have been tried in the US or Britain, rather than in an Iraqi puppet regime's kangaroo court." Libya declared three days of mourning after Saddam's death and cancelled public celebrations around the Eid religious ...
Saddam's plan was to strengthen Iraq's position in the Persian Gulf and on the Arab-world stage. A quick victory would restore Iraq's control over all of Shatt al-Arab, an area which Iraq had lost to Iran in 1975. [43] Saddam abrogated the treaty of 1975 in a meeting of the National Assembly on 17 September 1980.
They had formed a powerful militant movement in opposition to Saddam Hussein's regime. [6] On 9 April 1980, Al-Sadr and his sister were killed after being severely tortured by their Baathist captors. [2] Signs of torture could be seen on the bodies. [6] [7] [8] The Baathists raped Bint Houda in front of her brother. [8]
Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday.. US Central Command identified the four leaders as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil ...