Topic: Ali Hassan al-Majid

Death penalty: Top 5 countries to execute the most people

According to Amnesty International’s annual Death Sentences and Executions report, at least 527 people were executed in 23 countries in 2010, plus thousands in China. The number of people executed worldwide since 2007 is more than 2,500. Here are the five countries registering the most executions since 2007:

Tariq Aziz and Iraq's most-wanted deck of cards: where are the aces and kings now?

Top Saddam Hussein aide Tariq Aziz, sentenced to hang Tuesday, was one of 55 people featured in the notorious decks of playing cards handed out to American forces when they invaded Iraq. The cards featured the most-wanted members of Sadaam’s government. Aziz’s sentencing warrants a look at where those aces and kings are today.

Seven years after the fall of Baghdad, Chemical Ali is executed

Ali Hassan al-Majid, the cousin of Saddam Hussein who came to be known around the world as 'Chemical Ali' for the gassing of Kurds in Iraq's north, was executed on Monday.

Baghdad rocked by triple car bombings ahead of March elections

The coordinated attack in Baghdad today targeted three well-known hotels, including one often frequented by foreign journalists. Many Iraqis say the attacks are an attempt to undermine the ruling parties ahead of March elections.

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