# Saddam Hussein

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# 1987 state papers

'Iraq owes us £5m': Ireland's prep ahead of a 1987 visit from one of Saddam's 'Dirty Dozen'

Departmental notes express concern about getting back the £5 million owed to Ireland in export payments.

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Dec 29th 2017, 8:00 AM

# Crazy and Hussein

Donald Trump praises Saddam Hussein for 'killing off terrorists'

“He was a bad guy — really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good.”

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Jul 6th 2016, 8:58 AM

# Iraq

Saddam Hussein's right-hand man dies before execution

Tariq Aziz wasn’t hanged because the Vatican asked for a pardon as he was Christian.

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Jun 5th 2015, 5:38 PM

# Tikrit

Saddam Hussein's tomb destroyed amid fighting... but his body might not be there

The tomb was levelled during heaving fighting for Tikrit.

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Mar 16th 2015, 9:04 AM

# Ethnic Cleansing

Europe must do more to stop Islamic State 'slaughter' in Iraq - Irish MEP

“Toppling Saddam was the easy bit from a western perspective.”

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Dec 31st 2014, 12:29 PM

# Iraq

Iraqi troops launch major operation against IS fighters over Saddam's hometown

Meanwhile, Washington insists it is not ‘on the same page’ as Syria in their fight against Islamic State militants.

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Aug 19th 2014, 11:02 AM

Voices

Opinion: An opponent like ISIS cannot be defeated through standard military action

Conventional military action by America, along the lines of their previous tactics in Iraq, will be ineffective in defeating ISIS.

Jun 29th 2014, 12:00 PM

# Insurgency

Iraq receives delivery of Russian warplanes... but it might not have any pilots to fly them

The only pilots with experience of the jets are those from Saddam Hussein’s air force.

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Jun 29th 2014, 9:12 AM

# State Papers

Charles Haughey wanted to meet Saddam Hussein in 1978 - Saddam declined

Accompanied by Liam Lawlor, Haughey was there to arrange medical cooperation between the two countries.

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Dec 28th 2013, 9:45 AM

# Saddam Hussein

'I didn't see any signs of fear,'- The man who oversaw Saddam's execution speaks

In an exclusive interview with AFP, Mowaffak al-Rubaie talks about the process of putting the Iraqi dictator to death.

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Dec 27th 2013, 3:18 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day.

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Dec 27th 2013, 8:52 AM

# Iraq

10 years ago today: Saddam's statue topples in Baghdad

It was on April 9, 2003, that the 12-metre-tall statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down from Firdos Square.

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Apr 9th 2013, 9:38 AM

# America

'Stormin Norman' Schwarzkopf dies at 78

The US general led Operation Desert Storm during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Dec 28th 2012, 8:28 AM

# Iraq War

Blair and Bush should face trial over Iraq war: Tutu

Tutu said the invasion of Iraq left the world more destabilised and divided than any other conflict in history and had “hardened hearts and minds of members of the human family across the world”.

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Sep 2nd 2012, 10:35 AM

# Iraq

Saddam Hussein's secretary executed in Iraq

A justice ministry spokesperson says Abid Hamid Mahmud was executed today “for genocide”.

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Jun 7th 2012, 2:11 PM

Voices

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

May 6th 2012, 11:00 AM

# True Story

Real life: 9 of the most daring robberies of all time

They may sounds like Ocean’s 14 to 22 sequels but these heists aren’t in the movies…they actually happened.

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Jan 28th 2012, 9:15 AM

# Basra

Bomb kills 30 pilgrims in Iraq

It is still unclear if the blast was caused by a suicide attacker or roadside bomb.

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Jan 14th 2012, 10:01 AM

# Iraq

Iraq VP blames Prime Minister for violence

As violence in Iraq escalates, the already-fragile governing coalition is on shaky ground.

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Dec 23rd 2011, 1:23 PM

# mission accomplished

Obama marks the end of the Iraq war

Obama didn’t try to declare victory in the decade-old war but applauded the “extraordinary achievement” of US troops in the region.

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Dec 14th 2011, 8:35 PM

# Nando's

'Dictators' come on board for Nando's latest ad offering

What happens when you’re the last dictator standing? You don’t get to share a Nando’s meal with friends, that’s what…

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Nov 25th 2011, 1:13 PM

# Libya

New granddaughter for Gaddafi after family flees to Algeria

Former UN Goodwill Ambassador Aisha Gaddafi, who was part of Saddam Hussein’s legal defence team in 2003, gave birth to a baby girl in Algeria today.

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Aug 30th 2011, 4:03 PM

# Iraq

Final British forces withdraw from Iraq

Today British forces officially leave Iraq – after eight years of armed conflict that deeply divided opinion across the world.

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May 22nd 2011, 1:06 PM

# Bin Laden

X marks the spot for Bin Laden's TIME cover

The weekly newsmagazine is releasing a special issue to mark the death of Osama bin Laden – the latest in the ‘X series’.

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May 3rd 2011, 12:39 PM

# In Numbers

In numbers: Bin Laden, September 11, and the War on Terror

3,520 days between the September 11 attacks and bin Laden’s death – with up to a million civilian deaths in between.

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May 2nd 2011, 1:51 PM

# Saddam Hussein

Sacha Baron Cohen to play Saddam Hussein

Ali G, Brüno and Borat star will play fictional version of Iraqi leader, using best-selling romance novel as inspiration.

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Jan 21st 2011, 5:27 PM

# Iraq Inquiry

Tony Blair appears for second time at Iraq war inquiry

Blair reappears at the Chilcot Inquiry to explain why he ignored legal advice concerning the invasion of Iraq – and why he believed the “calculus of risk” has changed in a post-9/11 world.

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Jan 21st 2011, 4:08 PM