Saddam's 'secret 17-year-old bride' speaks out

An Iraqi woman has told US forces that she was secretly married to Saddam Hussein for 10 years.

An Iraqi woman has told US forces that she was secretly married to Saddam Hussein for 10 years.

Mansia Khazer said the fugitive leader made her swear to keep their marriage a secret when they wed in 1985 when she was 17.

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