Iraqi-Americans pray for Saddam's death
2006-12-30 11:31:34
A group of Iraqi-Americans gathered late Friday at a mosque in anticipation of Saddam Hussein's execution, praying for the death of the former Iraqi dictator as drivers outside honked horns in celebration.
Saddam buried in native village
2006-12-30 11:23:28
Saddam Hussein was buried before dawn on Sunday in his native village of Awja, near Tikrit in northern Iraq, the head of his tribe and a family source said.
Saddam Hussein, rise and fall of a strongman
2006-12-30 11:44:16
Saddam Hussein combined a shrewd tactical mind with a taste for violence as he rose from humble beginnings to enjoy three decades of absolute power in Iraq.
Iraqi-Americans cheer Saddam's execution
2006-12-30 11:52:48
A crowd of Iraqi-Americans cheered and cried outside a mosque as some Arab media reported that Saddam Hussein was executed.
Saddam Hussein in his own words
2006-12-30 11:18:56
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hanged on Saturday for crimes against humanity.
Here are some of his notable statements:
Life and death of Saddam Hussein
2006-12-30 11:13:19
Saddam Hussein was hanged on Saturday for crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 Shi'ite men and boys in Dujail after a 1982 assassination attempt.
Iraqi TV: Saddam hanged; US forces on alert
2006-12-30 06:21:37
US-backed Iraqi television station Al Hurra said Saddam Hussein had been executed by hanging shortly before 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Saturday.
Saddam bids family farewell, hanging date unclear
2006-12-29 09:46:32
Saddam Hussein bade two half brothers farewell on Thursday in a rare prison meeting as he awaits execution, a lawyer said.
Saddam calls for coexistence
2006-12-28 06:26:48
Saddam urged Iraqis to embrace "brotherly coexistence" and not to hate US-led troops in a goodbye letter posted on a Web site Wednesday.
Court upholds Saddam's death verdict
2006-12-26 22:33:22
Iraq's highest court rejected Saddam Hussein's appeal, saying he must be hanged within 30 days for his role in the 1982 slayings.
Saddam no longer wants to go to hearings
2006-12-06 09:16:04
Saddam wrote the chief judge in his Kurdish genocide trial to tell him that he no longer wants to attend hearings.
Saddam's genocide trial resumes
2006-11-27 16:38:03
Saddam Hussein sits in court as his trial for crimes against humanity over a military campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s resumes in Baghdad November 27, 2006.