Topic: Ali Hassan al-Majid
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-27 09:10:32
<div><p>Dozens of Iraqis on Wednesday gathered at the grave of "Chemical Ali" the notorious cousin and henchman of Saddam Hussein who was executed for gassing thousands of Kurds in 1988, an AFP reporter said.</p><p>He was buried late Tuesday in the town of Ouja near Tikrit beside six ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-26 19:10:48
<div><p>A suicide attacker blew up his car on Tuesday while racing it at Iraq's forensics headquarters in Baghdad, killing 18 people, wounding 80 others and destroying the building, officials said.</p><p>The attack marked another devastating breach of security a day after three huge minibus bombs targeting hotels ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-26 17:10:31
<div><p>Hundreds of Kurds took to the streets of the Iraqi town of Halabja on Tuesday to celebrate the execution of 'Chemical Ali', hanged for the gassing of some 5,000 of its residents in 1988.</p><p>"The execution is just and it fills me with a joy that I ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-26 15:10:52
<div><p>A suicide attacker blew up his car on Tuesday while racing it at Iraq's forensics headquarters in central Baghdad, killing 18 people, injuring 80 and destroying the building, officials said.</p><p>The attack marked another devastating breach of security a day after three huge minibus bombs targeting hotels ...
