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Iraq signed Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [this day at law]
August 20, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On August 20, 2008, the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) announced that Iraq had signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Most nations in the world are CTBT signatories. In November 2007, Iraq had announced its intention to.... [more]
'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq for ordering gassing of Kurdish village
January 25, 2010 by Patrice Collins
Iraqi officials on Monday executed Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Chemical Ali, for ordering the Kurdish village of Halabja gassed in 1988. Government spokesperson Ali al-Dabbagh stated that al-Majid had committed crimes of mass murder and premeditated bodily harm against the Iraq....... [more]
Iraq court hands down fourth death sentence for 'Chemical Ali'
January 17, 2010 by Amelia Mathias
The Supreme Iraq Criminal Tribunal sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid to death by hanging on Sunday, finding him guilty of having ordered the Kurdish village of Halabja gassed in 1988. The gassing of Halabja, which killed 5,000 Kurds, was part of the wider Anfal campaign against Kurds in Iraq during.... [more]
Iraq cabinet urges presidency council to ratify Saddam officials' death sentences
March 18, 2009 by Ximena Marinero
The Iraqi Cabinet urged the Presidency Council Tuesday to ratify death sentences against three former Saddam Hussein officials. The sentences have been delayed because two of the members, President Jalal Talabani and Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi, have opposed the sentences of Hashim al-Taie and.... [more]
'Chemical Ali' denies killing civilians during Saddam rule
June 16, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known in the Western media as Chemical Ali, denied involvement in the killing of Shi'ite civilians at a demonstration during the reign of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Al-Majid is charged with crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the vi....... [more]
'Chemical Ali' hospitalized in Iraq following hunger strike
April 21, 2008 by Alexis Unkovic
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known in the Western media as Chemical Ali, was admitted to a US medical facility in Iraq on Sunday, the US military said Monday. Al-Majid had reportedly been on a hunger strike since Friday, but is now in stable condition after passing out Sunday. One of al....... [more]
Iraq PM says no 'Chemical Ali' execution until all Anfal death sentences approved
March 5, 2008 by Patrick Porter
The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will refuse to execute Ali Hassan al-Mahid, better known in the Western media as Chemical Ali, over the Iraqi Presidency Council's decision not to approve the death sentences of al-Mahid's two co-defendants, an Iraqi governm....... [more]
Iraq PM criticizes failure to approve Anfal death sentences
March 2, 2008 by Benjamin Klein
A spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has criticized the Iraqi Presidency Council for refusing to approve the executions of two defendants sentenced to death last year by the Iraqi High Tribunal for their roles in the slaughter of tens of thousands of Kurds during the Anfal.... [more]
Iraq Presidency Council approves 'Chemical Ali' execution for Anfal crimes
February 29, 2008 by Jaime Jansen
Iraq's Presidency Council on Friday approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known in the western media as Chemical Ali, after months of deliberations over the fate of al-Majid and two other men condemned to death by an Iraqi tribunal last year. The Presidency Council....... [more]
Iraqi prosecutor defends death sentence for Saddam-era defense minister
October 27, 2007 by Nick Fiske
Iraqi prosecutor Munqith al-Faroon defended the death sentence for convicted Saddam Hussein-era defense minister Sultan Hashim al-Tai Friday, saying that al-Tai personally oversaw the deaths of 180,000 people during brutal military campaigns against Iraq's Kurds in late 1980's and that his u....... [more]
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