Saddam loyalist on 'most wanted' list freed by Iraq

A former Saddam Hussein loyalist who was on a US military “most wanted” list in Iraq has been freed from jail after he was cleared of helping the former regime punish opponents by draining the country’s marshlands.

Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad was 54th out of the 55 most wanted Saddam officials. He was a Baath Party regional chairman and militia commander from Anbar province.