If any event in Iraq should have been completely under the control of U.S. forces and the government they defend, it was the final moments of condemned former dictator Saddam Hussein. Unfortunately, ...

“God damn you,” a guard said. “God damn you,” replied Saddam. Saddam appeared to smile at those taunting him from below the gallows. He said they were not showing manhood. Then Saddam began reciting ...

Scoop Video: Iraqi state television has released video footage of the minutes leading up to the execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The execution took place shortly before 6am (03:00 GMT) ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqis awoke Saturday to television images of a noose being slipped over Saddam Hussein's neck and then his white-shrouded body, the predawn work of black-hooded hangmen. They went to ...

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 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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - Leading Sunni Arab power Saudi Arabia on Saturday criticized Iraq's Shi'ite leaders for executing former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during the Eid al-Adha religious feast, saying ...