He was a brutal tyrant, but he remains an important symbol of strength for disillusioned Sunnis throughout the region. Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) stand guard at a ...

Saddam Hussein governed Iraq with ruthless authority for more than two decades, maintaining his grip on the Middle Eastern country through intimidation, violence and absolute power, whilst eliminating ...

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced former president Saddam Hussein to death for crimes against humanity. The reaction to Saddam's sentencing... Court Sentences Saddam to Death by Hanging Former Iraqi ...

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 ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners before dawn Saturday. But as his final moments approached and masked executioners ...

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 ...

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 ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad on Tuesday clamoring for Saddam Hussein's execution in the latest show of strength by people oppressed for decades by the ...