Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 19, 2000
Iraq

President Saddam Hussein ordered the execution of a...

President Saddam Hussein ordered the execution of a new group of senior Iraqi army officers from the city of Mosul

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President Saddam Hussein ordered the execution of a new group of senior Iraqi army officers from the city of Mosul. Informed Iraqi sources said that after 10 officers were executed in Mosul, the Iraqi authorities leaked information about their involvement in an alleged coup attempt.
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  • (Source: Al-Zaman monitored by BBC, 21/12/2000)