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  • April 2008
    • Saddam Aide Begins Trial in Baghdad

      Saddam Aide Begins Trial in Baghdad

      (Newser) - The trial of Saddam Hussein’s former deputy prime minister began today in Baghdad, the New York Times r eports. Tariq Aziz could get the death penalty for ordering the 1992 execution of more than 40 Iraqi merchants accused of price-gouging. The judge, however, has adjourned until May 20 because of the absence, for health reasons, of fellow defendant Ali Hassan al-Majid, aka “Chemical Ali." More »

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      Iraq   Saddam Hussein   war crimes   Chemical Ali   Ali Hassan al Majid   executions   Tariq Aziz

  • February 2008
  • September 2007
    • 'Chemical Ali' Will Hang

      'Chemical Ali' Will Hang

      (Newser) - An Iraqi court confirmed a death sentence today for "Chemical Ali," who was condemned to hang in June for genocide and crimes against humanity. Ali Hassan al-Majid and two other top lieutenants to Saddam Hussein were found guilty of the killing of thousands of Kurds in the Anfal campaign of 1988 through bombings, deportations, and gas attacks, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq   Kurds   Saddam Hussein   Kurdistan   death sentence   Chemical Ali   Ali Hassan al Majid   Anfal

  • June 2007
    • Chemical Ali Is Sentenced to Hang

      Chemical Ali Is Sentenced to Hang

      (Newser) - The Iraqi commander known as Chemical Ali was sentenced to hang today for ordering the  use of chemical weapons to wipe out whole Kurdish villages, killing some 180,000 people, two decades ago. Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, and two others found guilty of war crimes by the Iraqi High Tribunal said they were acting on orders at the time. More »

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      Iraq   Kurds   Saddam Hussein   sentencing   hanging   Chemical Ali   Ali Hassan al Majid

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