Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein
After the 2003 fall of Saddam’s government, al-Qaisi fled to Syria, assuming the alias “Hajj Saleh” to evade prosecution, the ...
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Iraq arrests 5 Baath officials for cleric’s murder, oppressing Kurds
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) on Friday announced the arrests of five people accused ...
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Iraq Arrests Cell Behind Execution of Those Opposing Saddam Hussein
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Friday that security forces had arrested a group of former officers ...
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Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein
Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr was a leading Iraqi Shiite cleric and political critic who opposed the secular Ba’athist government of the former Iraqi president. His opposition intensified following the ...