Iraq hangs 'Chemical Ali' for gas attackIraq on Monday hanged Ali Hassan Al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin known as "Chemical Ali", for crimes against humanity including the gassing of thousands of Kurds and violent crackdowns on Shi'ite revolts. Majeed's execution was announce More… |
New death sentence for Iraq's 'Chemical Ali'An Iraqi court sentenced Ali Hassan Al-Majeed, the Saddam Hussein-era official widely known as "Chemical Ali", on Sunday to death by hanging for a 1988 gas attack that killed about 5,000 Kurds, a court official said. Majeed, a cousin of Sa More… |
Iraq to hang 'Chemical Ali' within daysSaddam Hussein's cousin and once one of the most feared men in Iraq, 'Chemical Ali,' will hang within days after the last legal obstacle holding up his execution was removed, Iraqi officials said. The presidency council, made up of Preside More… |