During the reign of Saddam Hussein, Shias suffered terribly in Iraq. After the US invasion they were in command. And now they are fighting to hold off the threat of Isis. writes Janine Di Giovanni

IRISH bishops have condemned the death sentence imposed on deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

US forces seized hundreds of mortar rounds and rockets in a Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad today, and detained two suspected terrorists.

Images of Saddam Hussein lay shattered across Baghdad today after the oppressed people of the Iraqi capital vented their anger at the ousted tyrant.

THE key city of Basra is no stranger to scenes of civilian uprising against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein – or the bloody aftermath following the withdrawal of western allies.