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 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 ...

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, ...

Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation and torture. Seven other defendants stood trial with Hussein: Barzan Hassan, ...

Saddam Hussein during his trial (file photo) (AFP) December 28, 2006 -- Iraqi authorities are reportedly moving forward with preparations to execute former dictator Saddam Hussein by hanging within ...

[JURIST] Iraqi Shiites Saturday celebrated the execution [JURIST report] of Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive; BBC obituary]. Since the Iraqi government did not impose a mandatory curfew on Baghdad ...

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 ...

In Baghdad, news that Americans may have transferred Saddam Hussein to the custody of Iraqi authorities has prompted speculation that Hussein's execution may be coming soon. The White House said it ...