Iraq says a high-level officer during Saddam Hussein's rule has been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric.

Hasan Hadi’s film The President’s Cake centres on a deceptively simple premise: every year, schoolchildren were selected to ...

For Iraqis who lived through the 1990s, dictator Saddam Hussein's birthday on April 28 was a disorientating day of celebration and propaganda. - Tragic 'randomness' - Hadi drew on his own memories of ...

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 ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, ...

Taking place during 1990s Iraq, “The President’s Cake” serves as a glimpse into life under dictator Saddam Hussein as 9-year-old Lamia attempts to bake a cake for his birthday.

FOR many of the 46,000 UK forces who fought against evil Saddam Hussein, Iraq feels like a forgotten war. But thanks to the Royal British Legion, the nation will come together to remember the 179 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) who became Iran This decision, made quietly, cautiously, and with the best of intentions, reshaped ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — 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.

84-year-old Latif al Ani was Iraq's most famous documentary photographer during the country's cosmopolitan 60s. But as Saddam Hussein rose to power, he was driven into retirement. Scroll through to ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi authorities stepped up defensive preparations in and around Baghdad on Sunday, as Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein warned that if Iraq is attacked it will take the war anywhere in ...

Iraq executes former Major General Saadoun Sabri al-Qaisi for his role in the 1980 killing of Shiite cleric Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr.