Saddam to be tried over massacre
Saddam Hussein and three others will stand trial in the 1982 massacre of Shiite villagers north of Baghdad, a senior judge announced today.
It is the first criminal case brought against the ousted leader.
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SUBSCRIBESaddam Hussein and three others will stand trial in the 1982 massacre of Shiite villagers north of Baghdad, a senior judge announced today.
It is the first criminal case brought against the ousted leader.
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